Brother PE-Design Version 11 Digitizing Software

Packed with powerful and time-saving features, the Brother PE-Design Version 11 Digitizing Software is for both the casual hobbyist or the home-based business entrepreneur.  Imagine the ability to create your own fonts, stitches and designs once to use many times on hats, pillows, shirts and more.  Help reduce the amount of time spent changing threads by using the Intelligent Color Sort feature that will stitch the areas that share one color in groups. Best yet, if you own the Luminaire XP1, XP2, XP3, enjoy Wireless LAN Connectivity to transfer your embroidery designs and sewing stitches wirelessly with the Brother PE-Design Version 11 Digitizing Software.

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Let your imagination soar with the ability to create your own decorative sewing stitches up to 100mm wide* by using the Stitch Design Factory and create your own fonts with the Font Mapping Tool that will let you use them later as built-in lettering.

Having the ability to choose your own built-in fonts and designs in less time will help you start your projects sooner. Using the font filter will help you narrow down your choices from the 130 fonts built into PE-DESIGN 11. Choosing from over 1,000 built-in designs is now easier with the design preview that lets you see your choice before you stitch. The Brother PE-Design Version 11 Digitizing Software has 130 Built In Fonts.

How much time do you spend trying to figure out what type of stitch you need for your fabric or the time it takes to change threads and match color segments? PE-DESIGN 11 has a Fabric Selector that will automatically adjust the sewing attributes for your embroidery based on your fabric selection. The Intelligent Color Sort function will group stitches that share the same colors so you can reduce the time spent changing threads

Create embroideries from photos with the PhotoStitch feature. Transform your photos into works of art to be framed, put on tote bags, tapestries and so much more. The PhotoStitch, Auto Punch, and Cross Stitch Wizards have enhanced tracing capabilities for a more accurate output.

Round and Flexible Spiral Stitches add motion and dimension to your embroidery shapes. Stitches can be set to follow the shape of your embroidery, or stand out to give you a three-dimensional effect.

Create embroideries from photos with the PhotoStitch feature. Transform your photos into works of art to be framed, put on tote bags, tapestries and so much more. The PhotoStitch, Auto Punch, and Cross Stitch Wizards have enhanced tracing capabilities for a more accurate output.

Import FCM files to create embroidery designs. Create FCM files to send to CanvasWorkspace or directly to a wirelessly enabled ScanNCut Home and Hobby Cutting Machine.

Wirelessly transfer embroidery designs and sewing stitches betweenPE-DESIGN 11 and the Luminaire XP1, XP2, XP3.⁺

^{Other Major Features}

• USB style Dongle with installation program on USB device.
• New opening screen wizard
• Fabric and hoop selector
• Streamlined platform (3 tabs instead of 5)
• Displays embroidery designs as thumbnails (pes data) – show view icon options
• 120 Fonts + 10 micro fonts, fonts have been re-digitized, more characters and symbols have been added to some of the fonts and the character spacing has been adjusted
• Font Filter
• Names of Fonts and recommended min size added to built in fonts
• New Stitch Types – explain that gapping can result or lines can peek out.
• Optimize Sewing Order Command – Color Sorts and changes entry and exit points to closest connection
• Matrix copy
• Embroidered Patch Wizard
• Cutwork Wizard available for all, but cutting function only available if PR hoop is selected
• Enhanced Applique wizard – can do multiple items on the screen, can do lettering without converting to outline all in one click, can do pre-digitized designs
• Guideline function has been added
• Hide objects not stitched in the Sewing order window
• Hide items on screen to assist in editing – Show Stitched Objects
• Ghost image when using the split stitch function
• Color list can be set to display Color Changes or Total colors
• Import patterns docked on the Integrated Sewing Attributes Screen
• New pattern categories
• Left click and hold on a pattern and a dotted line will appear in the design window to show size
• Smart color sort button
• Block punch tool can be edited with outline tool functions including remove overlap, Merge, set hole sewing, create offset lines, applique wizard, create floral lines, etc.
• All fills available for manual punch
• Convert to Outline for Pre-digitized patterns
• Split at point
• Connect points
• Split Outline tool
• Paste Attributes command
• EMF and SVG files can be digitized with the Import from Vector file
• Patterns can be imported from Design Center into layout and editing as outline format for advanced editing
• More right mouse click menu options
• Guidelines added for alignment
• Enhanced photo stitch
• More designs
• New 9 ½ x 14 in hoop – for The Dream Machine and Luminarire
• Great Features for Brother Multineedle machines like PR680 and PR1055X
• Measure tool has been improved – left click to start, left click to end. Look at measurement at bottom of menu – gives length height and angle of area measured
• Resizing has been improved doesn't tend to change the stitch type.
• Import color charts
• Moved Stitch view icons to bottom of screen
• Double the density for puffy foam
• Edit points available for circles and squares

Files in the following formats can be imported.
.pes, .phc, .phx, .dst, .exp, .pcs, .hus, .vip, .shv, .jef, .sew, .csd, or .xxx

Embroidery design files can easily be converted to a file of one of the other formats (.pes, .dst, .exp, .pcs, .hus, .vip, .shv, .jef, .sew, .csd, or .xxx).

The Brother PE-Design Version 11 is compatible with All Brother and Baby Lock embroidery machines. 

Minimum System Requirements

Operating System:  Windows 7/8.1/10

Processor: 1GHz or higher

Memory:  1GB or more is recommended

Hard Disk Free Space:  600MB

Monitor XGA (1024x768), 16 bit-color or higher

Port:  2 available USB

Internet Access: Required for update