What is New?
Embird - Machine Embroidery Software
Embird 2023 Released
Main Features
HIGHLIGHTS
Besides the regular Studio a completely new Studio NEXT program is included - find out more below in "Studio Plug-In" section.
Support for IceDrive, pCloud, MEGA and Sync cloud services added
GENERAL
MANAGER
- Right click on some controls opens window with grid
showing files, allowing to quickly browse through and pick a design. This relates to:
- Text showing current folder path (right panel)
- Text showing current file count in chosen folder (right panel)
- Mask buttons (*.dst, *.exp) (right panel)
- Favourite Files button (right panel)
- Open File button (top panel)
EDITOR
- New command Object Fill
added to Insert
menu. Object fill is opposite to background fill. It fills empty inside of selected objects (letters, for example) rather than surrounding background.
Lettering contours filled with Object Fill.
- Previews added to all these fill
and insert
dialogs:
- Quilt fill
- Fractal fill
- Redwork fill
- Celtic Knots fill
- Contours fill
- Insert Fractal
- Insert Simple Text
- Insert Celtic Text
- Insert Emoji
- Insert Basting Stitches
- In some cases these previews are interactive - they allow to change the focus of applied fill pattern modification with click in Preview.
Meaning of controls: A: Main settings, B: Buttons, C: Decoration parameters, D: New interactive preview panel
, E: Transform parameters, F: Fill scroll controls (where applicable), G: Focus point for fill gradients, effects, etc. (where applicable)
- It is possible to apply Gradient
, Decoration
and Transform
modifications to all fills mentioned above.
- New window with grid of options added to Mesh fill dialog. This window opens when you click button next to options combo box. It is often more convenient to choose option from grid rather than from combo box.
- New 400+ patterns added to Mesh fill
dialog (including organic Plant
fills, Labyrinth
fills, Circle pack
fills, etc.).It is possible to apply Star
, Effect
, Gradient
, Inlay
, and Two Colors
modifications to fill patterns.
Plant fill
Tiles with star effect
- New patterns added to Insert Fractal
dialog.
Fractal fill
- New elements added to Quilt fill
dialog.
Quilt fill
- Right click on "Open" and "Merge" buttons (top panel) opens window with grid showing recently edited files, allowing to quickly pick a design.
CROSS STITCH PLUG-IN
- Right click on "Open" and "Merge" buttons (top panel) opens window with grid showing recently edited files, allowing to quickly pick a design.
HOOPS
- New hoops for Bernina Bernette added:
- Bernina Bernette L (160 x 260 mm) - Vertical
- Bernina Bernette L (260 x 160 mm) - Horizontal
- Bernina Bernette M (120 x 180 mm) - Vertical
- Bernina Bernette M (120 x 180 mm) - Horizontal
- Bernina Bernette S (50 x 70 mm) - Vertical
- Bernina Bernette S (70 x 50 mm) - Horizontal
IMPORTANT
: Upgrade to Embird 2023 from previous versions of Embird (i.e. from Embird 2022 and older) is not free. The upgrade fee is $49
for registered users of Embird 2022 and more for users of older version.
Please pay the upgrade fee at:
https://www.embird.net/eshop.htm
After successful payment you will receive a new MAIN PASSWORD for Embird 2023.
The PLUG-IN REGISTRATION NUMBERS from ANY of previous version (Embird 2022 and older) ARE VALID also in Embird 2023. You do not need to pay for these plug-ins again. However, if you want to use these plug-ins with Embird 2023, you must upgrade to Embird 2023 to obtain the new main password for Embird 2023.
STUDIO PLUG-IN
Besides the regular Studio, this release includes also a new Studio NEXT Generation program.
It is accessible via Embird Editor > menu > Insert > Studio NEXT
design. Studio NEXT is faster (it utilizes multi-core CPUs) than regular Studio and has graphical user interface
with adaptive rendering for different screens. Studio NEXT is compatible with
Studio 2023 and previous versions.
Our NEXT generation technology brings a leap in a graphical user interface design, a full multi-core CPU support and readiness for future multi-platform deployment. New graphical user interface was made so that it adapts smoothly to any common screen resolution and provides large enough and legible text and icons.
Besides release for Windows, Embird and its plug-ins will be gradually released also for Android, Mac OS and iOS, using the same look and feel on all platforms.
Features of NEXT Generation Technology
- Adaptive optimum GUI rendering for wide range of screen resolutions
- Full support for multi-core CPUs, faster applications
- Touch screen support
- Enhanced readability of text
- Readiness for multi-platform deployment to Mac OS X, iOS, Android (already under the development)
Studio NEXT - Enhancements
- Faster than previous Studio versions. Speed depends on number of CPU cores, more cores means higher speed
- HTML5 compliant help files with adjustable text size
- New object type - Mesh - for stippling, blackwork, crosses, celtic knots and other loose fills that leave fabric showing through stitches.
- New Mesh fill available for lettering, both predefined Alphabets and common system fonts. Lettering must be large enough.
- Designs created in Studio Next are more advanced than designs from regular Studio. Therefore, new *.eof design files cannot be opened in regular Studio. If you need to move design from Studio Next to regular Studio, use main menu in Studio Next > Design and select Save in Regular Studio compatible format
.
- Commands to convert objects to and from Mesh type.
- Buttons and menu items in Sew Simulator mode to show/hide hoop, grid and guidelines.
- Dynamic vertical scrolling of scroll box content with mouse wheel.
- Window for setting column width when converting outlines to columns.
- Buttons in lettering mode to clear whole text or to insert pre-defined set of glyphs. These buttons are located on the tab with text box.
- Option in lettering mode to flatten composite glyphs. This option allows to correctly process rare TrueType and OpenType fonts made from piled-up blocks instead of common contours.
- Several new overlock stitches (samples) added to outline tool. They allow to create patch edges.
- Access to color dialog in palette via long tap instead of right mouse button click
- Freehand and Trace tools indicate last selected option on their button icon
- More zoom levels for work area - smoother zooming
- Switch that allows to change handling of overlong stitches. This switch is available in Parameters window in the Overall parameters panel.
Available options are: 1. overlong stitches are replaced with series of floating stitches, 2. needle points are inserted into overlong stitches.
- Increased speed of auto-outliner tool
- 7 new hoops added:
- Janome SQ10d Hoop for Janome Continental M17 100 x 100 mm
- Janome SQ28d Hoop for Janome Continental M17 280 x 280 mm
- Janome ASQ27d Hoop for Janome Continental M17 270 x 270 mm
- Janome RE46d Hoop for Janome Continental M17 280 x 460 mm
- Bernina Bernette L 160 x 260 mm
- Bernina Bernette M 120 x 180 mm
- Bernina Bernette S 50 x 70 mm
- New option in Custom Samples editor - Snap to Grid
- New option in Custom Samples editor - Flip Vertically
- New option in lettering mode - Outline kind. Allows to choose between single-pass and double-pass outline. Single-pass outline can be used with samples, borders and other fancy stitch types
- New option in lettering mode - Parameters button. Allows to launch window with fill and outline parameters for lettering
- Fix to zooming with selection box
- Fix to dragging multiple items in Object Inspector
- Fix to plain and motif fill ocassionally not covering the whole object
- Faster rendering of Studio design icons in Open/Save dialog windows
- Faster rendering of Studio user interface
- Faster loading of design files with background image
- New stitching mode for columns - multilayer. Allows to create thick, raised columns
- New icons in Object Inspector list to distinguish between regular column, strips and multilayer column
- New option for columns with pattern - pattern adaptivity, which means stretching pattern to fit the width of the column. This helps to create lace-like columns.
- More responsive text editing when renaming folders
- Smoother autorepeat (spin editing) for parameter value controls
- Fix to 'Save Selected As' command
- Fix to zooming-in and zooming-out screen painting during the sew simulation process
- Fix to continuity of cyclic columns with pattern
- Fix to 'Edit Text' command when loading .eof file from regular Studio
- Fix to repeated 'Save Border' and 'Save Border As' command
- Fix to repeated editing of object with user motif fill
- Fix to occasional wrong connection between letters when using predigitized alphabets
- Fix to tie_up stitches on lettering outlines
- Smoother move and rotation of lettering in text editing/creation mode
- Vector objects are displayed with semi-transparent color inside until the stitches are generated.
- Filled lettering in text editing/creation mode for better lettering visibility
- Image color reduction tool: access to color mixer changed from double click to long click (long tap)
Upgrade Fee
Upgrade to Embird 2023 from previous versions of Embird, i.e. from Embird 2022 and older, is not free. The upgrade fee
is US $ 49 for registered users of Embird 2022 and more for users of older version.
After successful payment you will receive a new main password for
Embird 2023.
The plug-in registration numbers from any of previous version
(Embird 2022 and older) are valid also in Embird 2023.
You do not need to pay for these plug-ins again. However, to use these plug-ins with Embird 2023, you have to upgrade to Embird 2023
to obtain the new main password for Embird 2023.