Last bit of updates from Thursday… I can’t possibly cover everything but here are a few more updates…

Monogram – there have been a few updates in this tool as well.  You can now rotate the baseline of each individual monogram letter.  The software also auto adjusts your view of the embroidery so you can see the entire monogram in your screen without having to use a zoom tool!

Auto Digitizing Tools – The Auto Digitizer and Magic Wand are still there for our bitmap graphics and there have been improvements made to both of these tools.  The first is you no longer have to remember to prepare your artwork before using them.  Image Prep now comes up when you start to auto digitize.  The Magic Wand has also been improved.  When you hover over the area to digitize it is covered in mesh so you can clearly see what you’re about to select.  See the picture below.

Stay tuned Friday as we go over new features available exclusively in Designer Plus!

Wow, is the best word that I can use to describe the new version of Bernina’s Editor Plus.  We just spent the day exploring the new features.  The new software has the CorelDRAW Essential 4, which gives you the ability to use vector files.  This means that we can now work with more graphic files than before.  Imagine the possibilities!

I also loved the color wheel feature.  As you slide the hue slider, the whole design can be changed in a wide color pallet.  Also it matches the thread colors for you to use with the design–what a perk!

Joanne was so excited to get a message posted for you; she even let her ice cream from break melt.  Does that tell you how excited she was to tell you about the software?

I also got a taste of the Quilter portion of the software.  What fun!  I loved being able to select fabric to insert into the block to get a visual for your quilt.  You will also get the accurate measurements to rotary cut your pieces. What a quick and easy way to create a quilt!

Finally, Martin Favre, President of Bernina of America, stopped in to make sure the training was going well.

I can’t wait to share more with you,  Learning V6, Linda B.

Embroidery Canvas is the new Design View and Artistic View in one and there have been lots of exciting changes here too.  You can toggle between Design View and Artistic View within the same screen.

Lettering Preview – Improvements have been made to the Lettering tool as well, when inside the Lettering Object Properties you can preview your lettering in the different fonts.  This is going to come in very handy since I always have to audition several fonts before making my decision.

Color Film – The color film is also has several improvements.  You can now see your color block and your embroidery objects at once.  The color film can also be resized to make these views larger or smaller.

I have a few more exciting new features to share, stay tuned….

It’s been an exciting day of training – lots of new and exciting features. Today we focused on Editor Plus features – all of which of course are included in Designer Plus.  Here’s a summary:

Art Canvas is the new Picture View – but so much more!  CorelDRAW Essentials 4 is included within the Art Canvas view which means you can create new graphics directly in the software and convert them to embroidery designs.

In addition, Version 6 allows you to use vector graphics.  Although graphic artists already know what this means don’t be intimidated by the technical name.  Previous to Version 6 we could only use bitmap images in the software.  Being able to use vector graphics not only opens up many more type of picture files to use in the software – but vector graphic files are so similar to embroidery design files that you can convert them to an embroidery design with one click!  No artwork prep necessary, no need to choose from multiple options in an auto digitizing tool, just click a button and you get a beautifully digitized design.  It’s awesome!

Next post… the Embroidery Canvas!