Illustrator

Professional VBE with Advanced Lettering and Design Creation, Outline Editing, and Drawing Tools

Illustrator provides several digitizing approaches, from traditional to more advanced techniques, for creating premium embroidery. Special stitch effects and advanced features give you the tools you need to create beautiful embroidery.

Key Features

AutoDigitizer

This wizard automatically converts artwork into embroidery by determining the appropriate stitch type, stitch direction, and sequence of embroidery. Great for quickly estimating stitch counts of designs.

Offset

Create new outlines that are offset a specified distance from the original outline. Speeds up the digitizing process by producing clean shapes.

Programmed Runs & Fills

Create beautiful linear and fill effects that add originality to your designs. Includes over 150 programmed patterns, or create your own, for beautiful results.

Complex Fill with Holes

Create complex shapes with holes. Software intelligently places stitches, while preserving the holes, for stunning results. For extra ease, load and AutoTrace an image and convert to Complex Fill.

Enhanced Column

Uses the traditional side-to-side method to create beautiful satin stitches.

Steil Borders

Add automatic steil borders along any shape you draw. Great for outlining segments and refining designs.

Symbol Tool

Save time and avoid repetitive tasks. Save commonly used shapes as symbols for use in all future designs. Includes 200 ready-to-use symbols.

Remove Overlap Stitches

Remove overlapping stitches to avoid layering and costly production issues.

Specialized Fill Effects

Produce detailed effects using a variety of Standard, Programmed, and Carved Fills.

Settings Painter

Copy settings from one segment to another to avoid repetitive time consuming tasks.

AutoTrace

Easily convert images to Bezier curves and then to any available stitch type for rapid design creation. Adjustable color tolerance and hole recognition. Trace close parallel lines with accurate results.

Design Catalog for the Web

Using a pre-created template and .jpg images, Design Catalog for the Web organizes design images into HTML Web pages. Add the Web pages to your existing online store to reach a larger customer base with your designs.

Cross-Stitch Wizard

Convert artwork into beautiful cross-stitch designs that resemble hand-sewn embroidery. Use the wizard’s step-by-step instructions to convert photographs and bitmap images into cross-stitches.

Additional features of Illustrator include Stitch Image, Standard Pattern Editor, and more!