HAVE A V8! What s New with Software 8

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1 HAVE A V8! What s New with Software 8 1

2 Goals To learn about the new features of Software 8 To work hands-on in the software to learn about what has changed in the software To learn basic tools to communicate features to consumers with the goal of selling updates, upgrades, and full packages of software To learn the basics so that you will be prepared for Software 8 fall training 2

3 Agenda: Exercises Opening Designs Improved Options Color PhotoStitch Couching Layouts Globe Fonts & Knife Auto Digitizing Magic Wand Monogramming Multi-Hooping CutWork 3

4 Big News!!!! No Hardware dongle Installation on USB stick Simplified Product Range: Only DesignerPlus (No EditorPlus) Trial version for try before you buy - No Corel included - Fewer designs, fonts, & pictures - Expires in 30 days 4

5 5 User Interface Changes

6 Design Tabs Easy to switch from one design to another Easy to copy & paste 6

7 New Toolboxes mean new toys! CutWork Layout Multi-Hooping Applications 7

8 New Toolbars Stitch Player Travel Toolbar 8

9 Revised Toolbars Canvas Toolbar Color Palette View Toolbar Stitch Toolbar Effects Toolbar 9

10 New Docker My Threads - Easy to select & assign colors - Choose which thread charts to display - Search by color code or color name - Double click to assign to current color in palette 10

11 New Docker Monogramming - Create from design templates - Can still create custom monograms as well! 11

12 New Docker CutWork Docker - Also for StumpWork - Cut appliqué pieces - Use for traditional cutwork - Use for three-dimensional pieces - Can add net fill 12

13 User Choice Small or large icons With or without text names 13

14 Extended Open & Save Resize Search Extensive Preview 14

15 New File Path 15

16 Saving Designs 16

17 New Object Property View Realistic Preview 17

18 Exercise 1: Opening a Design 18

19 19 Improved Options

20 Pop Up Menus for Editing Right click Choose among several options Quick & Easy Editing! 20

21 Background Choices Customize selection color Change display colors of grid, guidelines, and needle points 21

22 More Articles All About Blanks 22

23 More Fabrics Select Fabric Apply Color 23

24 Hooping Options Easier to find hoops Can display only your selected hoops Filtered by machine model E16 hoops included 24

25 Print Options 25

26 Exercise 2: Improved Options 26

27 27 New Features

28 Color PhotoStitch 28

29 Color PhotoStitch Resolution Comparison Low: 34,940 High: 45,027 Medium: 41,447 29

30 Exercise 3: Color PhotoStitch 30

31 Couching 31

32 Couching Can be combined with other stitch methods Stitch over the couching yarn with decorative stitches 32

33 Exercise 4: Couching & Array 33

34 Design Management 34

35 Design Management: Search 35

36 Design Management: Group + Sort 36

37 Print Catalog 37

38 Export Design List CSV or Text file 38

39 Knife Tool Before Knife After Knife 39

40 Always Trim 40

41 Layouts 41

42 Types of Layouts Work Area (green) - Define area - Rectangular or circular - Specify Size - Can show or hide the area Quilt Block - Define area - Specify Size - Can show or hide 42

43 Work Area Rectangular or Circular areas 43

44 Quilt Layouts Corner, Center, & Auto Fit features 44

45 Quilt Layouts 45

46 Quilt Backgrounds 46

47 Quilting Backgrounds Edit Menu Five different types 47

48 Quilt Backgrounds: Echo 48

49 Quilt Backgrounds: Scroll 49

50 Quilt Backgrounds: Stipple 50

51 Quilt Backgrounds: Echo Clipped 51

52 Quilt Background: Scroll Clipped 52

53 Quilt Backgrounds Quilting Backgrounds can be couched 53

54 Exercise 5: Layouts 54

55 55 New Stitches & Effects

56 New Outline Stitch Types Sculptured Run 56

57 New Outline Stitch Types Zigzag 57

58 Elastic Fancy Fill Elastic Satin Stitches 58

59 Elastic Fancy Fill 3D Creative Stitching 59

60 Fancy Fill Comparison Regular Fancy Fill Sculptured Fancy Fill Elastic Fancy Fill 60

61 3D Globe Effects 61

62 Exercise 6: 3D Globe Effect 62

63 Alternating Pattern Fills 63

64 New Fonts 64

65 New Fonts 65

66 Font Selection Listed by Type & by Group 66

67 Auto Kerning for Lettering Automatic kerning for true type fonts Kerning automatically adjusts spacing between pairs or triplets of letters. Unlike character spacing, kerning is defined in the actual font 67

68 Exercise 7: Fonts & Knife 68

69 69 Improved Features

70 One Click Auto Digitizing 70

71 Improved Auto Digitizing 71

72 Improved Auto Digitizing 72

73 Exercise 8: Auto-Digitizing 73

74 Magic Wand: Turning Satin Stitches 74

75 Magic Wand: Centerline 75

76 Magic Wand: Fill without Holes 76

77 Improved Outlines & Offsets 77

78 Exercise 9: Magic Wand 78

79 Monogramming 79

80 Exercise 10: Monogramming 80

81 Mirror Merge: Array 81

82 Mirror Merge: Reflect 82

83 Improved Corners 83

84 Hooping Improvements Positioning templates included Can be printed with design 84

85 Hooping Improvements Basting stitch markers Graphic Reference markers 85

86 Improved Multi-Hooping 86

87 Off Center Positioning Newer machines support 87

88 Exercise 11: Multi-Hooping 88

89 Extended CutWork Support 89

90 CutWork Docker Includes StumpWork Can combine cutting lines for optimal sequencing 90

91 Exercise 12: CutWork 91

92 And there s more New designs Updated thread charts Machine Runtime Software Support Trial 30 day download No dongle 2 activations Installation from USB stick Simplify upgrade from V7 to V8 92

93 BERNINA Run Time Calculation Select your machine Calculated time shown in Design Properties Time also included on the Design Worksheet 93

94 Improved Issue Reporting V8 now provides a built-in mechanism, to recover files or to report an issue following a system crash. User can edit the report and attach system information for support purpose. Program can also be started manually. 94

95 Product Keys Type Designer v8 Update V8 Upgrade V8 Dealer V8 No. of Keys No. of Activations No. of Computers Time Limit None None D+ V5,6, & 7 to V None E+ V5, 6, & 7 to DesignerV years V7 update not possible 95