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Digitize Your Own Designs

Digitize Your Own Designs

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June 12, 2025

Digitizing – with Embroidery Software

 

Create your own custom embroidery designs with powerful digitizing tools!

Key Features:

  • Full collection of automated and manual digitizing tools

  • Customize using fill, line, and appliqué options

  • Define object outlines by clicking points

  • Easily create smooth curves using Bezier Mode

  • Load bitmap or vector images as guides for digitizing

  • Organize and edit design properties in the FilmStrip

  • Export designs to multiple embroidery formats

  • Option to link directly back to the embroidery module for further edits.

How to Start Digitizing Your Design:

Open a blank canvas and select the 360x260mm Hoop (Rotated).

 
Go to the Create tab and click Digitizing.

 
The Digitizing Module will open in a new window, along with the Express Design Wizard.

 

Choose how you'd like to start digitizing:

  • Express Design (Standard Embroidery):
    Automatically create embroidery from a picture using satin and fill stitches for color areas, plus running or satin stitches for outlines.

  • Express Trace:
    Trace the outlines in a picture manually. Choose from light/heavy running stitch or satin outlines.

  • Express Border:
    Create borders around enclosed areas in the picture using running stitch, motif, satin line, or appliqué.

  • Load or Draw Image:
    Import or draw an image to use as your digitizing guide.

  • Load Existing Design:
    Open an existing outline design to edit or complete.

  • New Blank Design:
    Start fresh with no background image.

 

 

Using a Background Image:

  1. Select Load or Draw Image.

  2. Choose your background image source:

    • Load Picture: Browse and select an image from your folders.
      - Practice Image here

    • Paste Picture: Use an image you copied earlier.

    • From Scanner/Camera: Import directly from your device.

    • Create New Picture: Opens the Draw & Paint module for creating a custom image.

    • Edit Picture: Option becomes available once an image is selected.

  3. Select your image file and click Next.

Adjust and Prepare Your Image:

  1. In the preview window, use the blue corners to zoom, crop, rotate, or change perspective as needed.

  2. If major adjustments are made, consider saving the image before continuing.

  3. Click Next.

 

 

Set the Size of Your Design:

  1. Choose either:

    • Fit Design to Hoop: Select the hoop and let the design auto-size.

    • Enter Design Size: Manually set the width or height (e.g., 260mm width).

  2. Click Finish to confirm.

 

 

Ready to Digitize:

  • Start digitizing by working from background objects to foreground objects for better layering.

  • Use contrasting colors to make elements stand out—colors can be changed later before stitching.

 

Saving & Exporting Your Design:

  • Save your work as an .edo file to keep it fully editable.

  • To export in a machine-ready format, select Export and choose the desired file type for your embroidery machine.

 
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