Wilcom Embroidery Studio e4 Decorating

Advanced Integrated Design Library

• Search designs in seconds by customer, order, date or any text field

• Designs are automatically indexed for fast search. No manual categorization required

• Browse designs from all folders in one screen, or folder by folder

• Group and sort designs by customer, order, date, folder, design status, stitches and more

• Quickly see recent designs by date, no matter what folder they are in

• Batch operations on multiple selected designs. Open, convert, print, stitch and catalogue.

• Use simple drop lists to search text from a specific field

• Default “General” for the fastest and widest search results

• Search by specified dates or pre-set date ranges. 

Order Job Feature

• Save customer, order & job details in the .EMB design file. A separate database is not required

• Identifies the garment, quantities, sizes, colors and approval status

• Display job details with high resolution product mock-ups in .PDF for customer approval

• Estimate stitch counts from customer artwork using enhanced Auto-Digitizing

• Create digitizing requests as .EMB designs and manage status in the Design Library

• Minimize printed worksheets by sending .EMB with job details to production computer.

• Specify Color/Size/Quantity in table form

• Customize the information displayed on approval sheets

• Quickly create new colorways with Cycle Used Colors.

Enhanced Product Visualizer and Customer Approvals

• Create mock-ups of designs on high resolution garment images in the required colors

• Wide selection of high resolution predefined generic products included

• Add your own custom product images

• Move and re-size product images within the design

• Print new .PDF approval sheets with job details or email directly to customers for approval

• Save and record the product image directly in the .EMB design file for future use.

NEW and Improved Lettering

• 10 NEW embroidery fonts PLUS support for Arabic & Thai languages
• Embroidery fonts including 3D foam, logo fonts and specialty fonts
• NEW predefined “Lettering Art” and envelope shapes
• Easier selection of embroidery fonts by style or type
• Expanded capabilities and easier to use Team Names feature
• Improved quality of automatic TrueType/OpenType stitching.

Faster Digitizing for Professionals and Newcomers

• New graphics digitizing tools for easier digitizing.
• Create embroidered outlines and fills with the same shape tools.
• Convert outlines to/from fills in a single click with the new stitch types toolbar.
• Add or remove holes and stitch angles.
• Create drawing objects as vector outlines or fills in the same way.
• Much faster handling and processing of very large designs.

Improved Auto-Digitizing

• New instant Auto-Digitizing of bitmaps with one click

• Improved interactive Auto-Digitizing dialog

• Enhanced quality satin and fill stitching, better optimized for logo design

• Supports full color bitmaps with transparency (24 and 32 bit)

• Optional cropping / masking of bitmap artwork images

• Optional bitmap image adjustments before stitching.

• Create a natural turn with your satin stitch

• Improvements in the accuracy of segments and segment overlaps

• In other words, it acts like a real digitizer.

NEW and Improved Lettering

• 10 NEW embroidery fonts PLUS support for Arabic & Thai languages

• Embroidery fonts including 3D foam, logo fonts and specialty fonts

• NEW predefined “Lettering Art” and envelope shapes

• Easier selection of embroidery fonts by style or type

• Expanded capabilities and easier to use Team Names feature

• Improved quality of automatic TrueType/OpenType stitching.

Enhanced Monogramming

• 69 professional predefined monogram designs or create your own

• Extensive but easy to use monogramming user interface

• Separate tabs for Designs, Letters, Ornaments and Borders

• Advanced stitching parameters hidden unless asked for

• Use embroidery fonts or TrueType fonts.

More efficient design workspace

• 4K monitor support, large or small icons, optional labels
• Improved arrangement of toolbox tools with quick‑access flyouts
• Switch between multiple open designs effortlessly with new design tabs
• Visualize stitching sequence with the new Stitch Player using classic media player controls
• New Color toolbar commands and My Threads docker for easier color management
• Large, full featured Open dialog displays design details
• “Open Recent Designs” with thumbnail view.

7 add-on Elements Included Now as STANDARD

• Virtual Decoration – Create high resolution embroidery TrueView images for digital printing.
• Vector Drawing – Create and edit vector graphics directly in Wilcom designs.
• Bling – Create and output bling designs for stones, rhinestones, beads and spangles.
• Auto-Digitize Bitmaps – One click converts bitmap graphics into embroidery.
• Kiosk Mode – Ultra simple personalized designs for retail shops.
• Team Names Standard – Create lettering for multiple team members in one design
• Offset Standard – Create automatic outlines around selected objects or designs

NEW Drag-and-drop .EMB Designs via Clipart Docker

• Use .EMB designs from any source

• Search for designs or select from specific folders.

NEW Barudan FDR-3 Design Format with Production Job information

• Save ES Order Job info in Barudan FDR3 .U03 stitch files
• Save actual thread color info in Barudan FDR3 .U03 stitch files
• View correct colors and thread codes (.U03) instead of default software colors (.U01).

LATEST Version e4.5 .EMB Format

• Keep up to date with the latest version e4.5 EMB file format

• Reads all previous .EMB versions and exports versions.

Latest CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite 2020

• Bundled with NEW e4.5 Update 1 systems

• Optional upgrade from X8.2 available for EmbroideryStudio e4.0 customers

• Open CorelDRAW .CDR graphic files directly from the EmbroideryStudio Design Library.

Introducing EmbroideryHub

• EmbroideryStudio e4.5 includes a new software component called EmbroideryHub.

• Manage all your EmbroideryConnect WiFi Devices in one place.

• Run your embroidery business more efficiently.

• EmbroideryHub is included FREE with EmbroideryStudio e4.