Software Updates

Dime Perfect Embroidery Pro (Prior Version: Floriani Total Control Pro)

New Inspiration in Perfect Embroidery Pro Software
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June 2017
PEP; Ver. 9.55

New Features:

1. Filter: allows the user to show only selected design portions at the object level.

   How it works:
   a. Open a design.
   b. Left click on Select     (F7).
   c. Right click in the middle of the design page.
   d. Move to “View”.
   e. Click on “Filter” (you don’t have to select any design objects first).
   f. Select the object or objects you would like to view.
   g. Click OK.
   h. To return to the full design, right click on the design page, or “All Items” in the Sequence View; move to “View”; select “Show All”

   

   Note: When opening a machine format design, .pes, .vp3, .jef, etc. place a check in “Convert to Outlines” in the Open dialog box.

   

2. Create Nap Blocker: used to create a foundation for embroidery when stitching on a nap or pile fabric.

   How it works:
   a. Open a design.
   b. Left click on Select     (F7).
   c. Select a potion or the entire design.
   d. Right click in the middle of the design page.
   e. Move to “Utility”
   f. Click on “Create Nap Blocker”

   

3. Change Style: allows the user to select one or more design objects and change the way the selected objects sew. Click2Stitch, changes the entire design, Change Style changes only the selected object(s). This is a very powerful tool when used with the Filter option.

   How it works:
   a. Open a design on the design page; UnGroup     the design.
   b. Left click on Select     (F7).
   c. Select a potion or the entire design.
   d. Right click in the middle of the screen.
   e. Move to “Utility”
   f. Click on “Change Style”

   

   When the Styles dialog box appears, select the new style for the selected object(s).

   

   g. For registered users of PEP and Vintage, “Special”design Styles has been added. Quickly convert selected objects to “Vintage” and select the thread weight.

   a. Vintage 15
   b. Vintage 40

   

4. Change Size or Offset: new convenient way, using scrollbars, to change the size or the offset of an image pattern.

   

5. Projection: Add movement to your designs with this new running stitch feature.

   How it works:
   a. The user digitizes a running stitch.
   b. The projection perspective is based off the first and last data point in the running stitch object.

   

   c. After digitizing the running stitch, select the running object.
   d. In the Run Properties box, change Type: Run to Projection.
   e. Click Apply.

   

6. Color Application: Change the mouse click behavior on the color palette.

   How it works:
   a. On the Menu bar, click on Tools/General Options/View.
   b. Place a check in “Use left click on palette to apply color”.
   c. Click OK.

   

   d. Open design on design page; UnGroup     design.
   e. Select design object(s).
   f. Left click on a color block to apply color change to the selected object(s).
   g. Right click to change the Thread Palette

   

   h. Note: This is the exact opposite of the program color change default.