The May, 2019 FREE update for Perfect Embroidery Pro will be available on Monday, May 6. When you open the software on May 6, you’ll receive a notice to update. I strongly encourage you to do it because the updates are fantastic! Here’s what’s in store for you on Monday!
PEP Ver. 12.92
New Features:
Hi-Resolution Displays: New hi-resolution toolbar icons for 4K displays.
General Options: New look to Tools/General Options:
Realistic view option: (Optional) Increase double and bean run thickness in Realistic view; Tools/General Options/View.
Default Colors: Set default colors on a new design page:
- File/New
- Set Colors
- Click on “Make Current Default”
- Click “Yes”
- Go to File/New, notice that the new default colors appear.
- May also click on an empty box on the color bar for the option.
Print Preview: Print Preview screen is set to “Size to Fit” as a default with a new look.
Eye is sequence view: The eye icon is darker.
Drag and Drop: You can Drag and Drop image file into the center of the work field.
Note: If you have an image on the screen like above, it will transfer to “Auto Digitizer Wizard” If selected.
Hoops: Added filtering to the Hoop feature; remove or add a check mark for the desired hoops. Jumbo Hoop is now fully supported and new hoops have been added:
- BabyLock-Brother 240×240
- BabyLock-Brother 270×400
- BabyLock-Brother 240×360
Trim: A fast way to add a basic trim to the end of an object.
- Click on object
- Click on the “trim Icon”
When using this feature, it will:
- Add the trim and basic tie off to the end of the selected object.
- Add basic tie in to the next object.
Trim Branches: A new trim function giving you more control on how you want the trims to be added.
- Auto: (default): Trim if the stitch is longer than 2 mm.
- Always: Will always trim
- Never: Will never trim
- Longer than: User can set the distance
Trim, Weld, Intersect: These three functions have been moved to “Shaping” and can be used with a right click when two objects are selected.
Auto Save/Recover: Setup can be found in Tools/General Options/Environment and File/Recover.
To use this feature: go to File/Recover.
Raised Satin: adds multi-layer satins on top of each other. The default is 4.
Radial Fill can be found in Complex Fill.
Special Files: We have moved Inspirations special file formats out of the standard Open and Save. It has its own selection under File called “Special Files”. 
Auto Digitizing: Improved color reduction, tracing, support for transparent PNGs, direct victor files (svg, ai, etc.) conversion without tracing. You can try the new same images in c: /dime/Images (Autodigi_*.png and Vectors_*.svg).
- Effects panel: One click conversion to various stitch types:
Batch Conversion (Updated): New Batch Conversion options, several additions including conversion embroidery format to PNG. Note: it will convert in 3D realistic mode with no cross hairs. Select by File, Select by Folder.
New and improved curve editing: A new mouse icon appears when editing a curve in an object when the Shape tool (F9) is selected.
More Efficient Editing: The Shape tool (F9) now remains in active mode while selecting new objects for editing. To return to the Select tool (F7), left click on Select.
All Inspirations software programs will have the free update on Monday, May 6. If a feature is standard in that software module (My Block Piecer, My Quilt Embellisher, Word Art in Stitches, etc), then it will be updated on Monday. This software gets easier and easier to use! It’s like the developers know exactly what we want before we do! Enjoy your free updates!
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