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 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 2

3 3 User Interface Changes

4 Design Tabs Easy to switch from one design to another Easy to copy & paste 4

5 New Toolboxes mean new toys! CutWork Layout Multi-Hooping Applications 5

6 New Toolbars Stitch Player Travel Toolbar 6

7 Revised Toolbars Canvas Toolbar Color Palette View Toolbar Stitch Toolbar Effects Toolbar 7

8 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 8

9 New Docker Monogramming - Create from design templates - Can still create custom monograms as well! 9

10 New Docker CutWork Docker - Also for StumpWork - Cut appliqué pieces - Use for traditional cutwork - Use for three-dimensional pieces - Can add net fill 10

11 User Choice Small or large icons With or without text names 11

12 Extended Open & Save Resize Search Extensive Preview 12

13 New File Path 13

14 Saving Designs 14

15 New Object Property View Realistic Preview 15

16 16 Improved Options

17 Pop Up Menus for Editing Right click Choose among several options Quick & Easy Editing! 17

18 Background Choices Customize selection color Change display colors of grid, guidelines, and needle points 18

19 More Articles All About Blanks 19

20 More Fabrics Select Fabric Apply Color 20

21 Hooping Options Easier to find hoops Can display only your selected hoops Filtered by machine model E16 hoops included 21

22 Print Options 22

23 23 New Features

24 Color PhotoStitch 24

25 Color PhotoStitch Resolution Comparison Low: 34,940 High: 45,027 Medium: 41,447 25

26 Exercise 3: Color PhotoStitch 26

27 Couching 27

28 Couching Can be combined with other stitch methods Stitch over the couching yarn with decorative stitches 28

29 Exercise 4: Couching & Array 29

30 Design Management 30

31 Design Management: Search 31

32 Design Management: Group + Sort 32

33 Print Catalog 33

34 Export Design List CSV or Text file 34

35 Knife Tool Before Knife After Knife 35

36 Always Trim 36

37 Layouts 37

38 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 38

39 Work Area Rectangular or Circular areas 39

40 Quilt Layouts Corner, Center, & Auto Fit features 40

41 Quilt Layouts 41

42 Quilt Backgrounds 42

43 Quilting Backgrounds Edit Menu Five different types 43

44 Quilt Backgrounds: Echo 44

45 Quilt Backgrounds: Scroll 45

46 Quilt Backgrounds: Stipple 46

47 Quilt Backgrounds: Echo Clipped 47

48 Quilt Background: Scroll Clipped 48

49 Quilt Backgrounds Quilting Backgrounds can be couched 49

50 50 New Stitches & Effects

51 New Outline Stitch Types Sculptured Run 51

52 New Outline Stitch Types Zigzag 52

53 Elastic Fancy Fill Elastic Satin Stitches 53

54 Elastic Fancy Fill 3D Creative Stitching 54

55 Fancy Fill Comparison Regular Fancy Fill Sculptured Fancy Fill Elastic Fancy Fill 55

56 3D Globe Effects 56

57 Alternating Pattern Fills 57

58 New Fonts 58

59 New Fonts 59

60 Font Selection Listed by Type & by Group 60

61 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 61

62 62 Improved Features

63 One Click Auto Digitizing 63

64 Improved Auto Digitizing 64

65 Improved Auto Digitizing 65

66 Magic Wand: Turning Satin Stitches 66

67 Magic Wand: Centerline 67

68 Magic Wand: Fill without Holes 68

69 Improved Outlines & Offsets 69

70 Monogramming 70

71 Mirror Merge: Array 71

72 Mirror Merge: Reflect 72

73 Improved Corners 73

74 Hooping Improvements Positioning templates included Can be printed with design 74

75 Hooping Improvements Basting stitch markers Graphic Reference markers 75

76 Improved Multi-Hooping 76

77 Off Center Positioning Newer machines support 77

78 Exercise 11: Multi-Hooping 78

79 Extended CutWork Support 79

80 CutWork Docker Includes StumpWork Can combine cutting lines for optimal sequencing 80

81 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 81

82 BERNINA Run Time Calculation Select your machine Calculated time shown in Design Properties Time also included on the Design Worksheet 82

83 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. 83