Hi! A conversation took place in the StitchArtist Digitizing Fans FB group, and the community got the answers, but they’re buried in comments. Sometimes it’s nice to simply have the answers all put together. 1.) If you have Essentials, right…
Essentials Color Sort
Hi, friends, The Essentials color sort utility has been updated in 1.155 with a new patent-pending process. It now can open a new view with the sorted file, and we’ve created another World’s first by making the color sort intelligently…
AccuQuilt Go!, MacOS Sierra, Windows 10 high-DPI
Hello, It’s time for an Embrilliance Platform update, and we’re rolling version 1.154: We have re-launched our partnership with AccuQuilt Go! That company makes many applique dies which work great with machine embroidery. The flexibility of our interactive designs, installed…
A Rant
Hi, folks. Time to vent. Over the years, our team has created many world’s firsts in embroidery. As of today, almost everything we have patented is being ‘borrowed’ by others:
Windows 10 Upgrade Fix
Hi, all, One of our engineers, Tim, has encountered this state on a few of your computers. These are ones that have been upgraded from Windows 10. In short, Windows 10 has a serious bug. It affects your abilities to…
Platform/SA version 1.143
Hello, Embrilliant Ones and StitchArtists! We’ve posted 1.143 today which adds a couple nice things.
1.133 – still more!
When we first released the ability to remove stitches hidden under an applique a few versions ago, it sparked some interest and a bunch of conversation. We then released in 1.132 the ability to save a cut file, and preview…
Version 1.132 – News and a free update!
It has been awhile since you’ve heard from us because we’ve been working on some cool new things. Do you like to view embroidery designs in 3D mode? Of course you do – the more realistic, the better. But what…
Version 1.130
Another update? Yes, version 1.130 has been posted. Some of our Mac folk couldn’t get their Mac to right-click, thanks to the legacy of Steve Jobs’ broken driving finger (why else would his mouse only have one button?). But no…
Version 1.128 Embrilliance Platform
Hi, Everyone, We’ve had to correct some issues that occurred in the 1.127 update. We also saw some changes that we had to make which affected a few people, so we’re attempting to make life easier, and we’re sorry for…
Version 1.127 Embrilliance Platform
Hi, It’s been a while since we’ve posted a new version. This latest adds some exciting new technology we’re trying out: –We are extending the Remove Hidden Stitches feature to include applique!
Essentials version 1.110
Hello, All you Embrilliant Embroiderers! We wanted to let you know that Essentials 1.110 is on the downloads page right now, along with updated manual and help. The reasons for this update are…
AlphaTricks Tricks!
All we can say is “WOW!” We have been completely overwhelmed with everyone’s enthusiastic response to the announcement and release of AlphaTricks this month! As we’ve worked with users, we’ve uncovered some common questions, as well as tips that it…
Essentials update in the Mac App Store
Apple finally notified us that the Essentials 1.103 update for the Mac App Store will be available as soon as their servers propagate it. Owners of the MAS version of Essentials will get the update and/or notice per their MAS…
Essentials for Max OSX Mountain Lion
Hi Everyone! We have posted the latest version 1.103 on the downloads page. It is a major update for the Mac version and includes support for Mountain Lion, which released yesterday. Cheers!
Thread Manager in Win Essentials
Another new, as yet undocumented, feature has been added to Essentials: You can now create thread palettes of existing thread colors, and you can also place a check mark on threads that are in your inventory. We have also added…
Designer 1 Disk Utility in Win Essentials
Breaking News! Many users have asked for us to provide a Designer 1 Disk utility. In many cases the one provided by Viking would not be installable in Windows Vista or Windows 7. We have added this feature in todays…
Essentials 1.09
Today we released Essentials 1.09. This addresses some small bugs that were reported. Also under the hood, we’re still readying the platform for new features. -b
OSX Lion compatibility!
It took some doing, but all the programs are OSX Lion compatible! Embrilliance Thumbnailer has a new installer for Mac, and there’s a side story as well: As many of you know, .EXP files have always been an ‘issue’ as…
Essentials 1.08 Released
Hi, We’ve released Essentials 1.08. This version has a myriad of updates, including our new Navigation H.U.D (Heads Up Display). We moved the Navigation Window to make the right-side of the screen more user friendly, and to give more room…