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JANOME Digitizer MBX V4.5 Release NotesOverview of JANOME Digitizer MBX V4.5

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Overview of JANOME Digitizer MBX V4.5

Welcome to the JANOME Digitizer MBX V4.5 release. This release provides many enhancements to coincide with the launch of the Janome MC12000 and MC15000 machines and re-launch of Janome MC11000 and MB-4 machines.

Note The previously released DigitizerPro is discontinued in this release.

Upgrades and optionsYou can purchase upgrade or option CDs from your dealer. JANOME DigitizerJr to JANOME Digitizer MBX V4.5 upgrades have an M&D kit as this has additional inclusions which must be installed.

Integration with CorelDRAW® EssentialsJANOME Digitizer MBX V4.5 provides seamless integration with CorelDRAW®, allowing users to take full advantage of all that the CorelDRAW® Essentials has to offer. CorelDRAW® is the most popular vector-based drawing package for the decorated goods industry. CorelDRAW® Essentials provides many of the powerful features of the full graphics suite within a moderate learning curve. It features enhanced illustration capabilities, photo-editing together with a library of professional clipart images.

System requirementsJANOME Digitizer MBX V4.5 runs reliably on the following operating systems:

Windows XP SP3 or later Home and ProfessionalWindows Vista SP1 or later Home Basic and UltimateWindows 7 with latest service packs.

Earlier operating systems will not be explicitly supported. See System requirements for details.

DPI scalingWhen using Vista and Windows 7 DPI scaling, some interfaces become unreadable. JANOME Digitizer MBX V4.5 is now ‘DPI aware’ so that interface elements scale correctly without truncating or hiding elements.

SecuritySecurity arrangements depend on purchase:

Customers purchasing JANOME Digitizer MBX V4.5 as a new product (not updating from an earlier version) will require a new dongle. Customers updating from a version prior to JANOME Digitizer MBX V4.5 will receive an update dongle.

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System requirements

To install JANOME Digitizer MBX V4.5 software on your computer, it must meet the following system requirements:

‡ Supported operating systemsJANOME Digitizer MBX does not support Win98 or Windows NT/2000.JANOME Digitizer MBX requires IE 7.0 or higher.

† Internet accessInternet connection required by certain parts of the system as well as for access to product information and online support.

Component Recommended

CPU Intel® Pentium® 4, AMD Athlon™ 64 or AMD Opteron™

2 GHz + Latest Intel or AMD 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) multicore processor

Operating system

‡ Windows® XP or higher with latest service packs installed (32-bit)

Microsoft® Windows® 7 with latest service packs installed (32-bit or 64-bit editions)

Internet browser † I.E. 7.0 or higher I.E. 8.0 or higher

Memory (RAM) 1 GB 2 GB (more if running multiple applications)

Hard drive size 40 GB 80 GB or higher

Free disk space ^ At least 10GB after installation At least 20GB after installation

Monitor ¥ 17" at 1024 X 768 Dual monitors capable of displaying 1280 X 1024 or higher

Graphics card (non-integrated)

Support for highest color (32bit) and resolution (1024 X 768)

Support for DirectX 9 graphics with:

WDDM driver512MB or higher of graphics memory (non-integrated)Pixel Shader 2.0 in hardware32 bits per pixelDual monitor capable

Data drives DVD-ROM drive for software installationDual layer DVD-ROM for Extras DVD

Backup device – e.g. DVD burner, tape backup, removable hard drive

Scanner, printer, plotter connection

Optional Windows-compatible (any connection method – e.g. parallel, USB)

USB port Dedicated USB port for a USB dongle

Mouse PS/2 or USB mouse

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^ Free hard disk spaceJANOME Digitizer MBX occupies up to 1Gb of hard disk space, depending on the options installed.

¥ Screen resolutionSome controls may be hidden on the user interface if you run your monitor at low resolutions. The physical size of your monitor will have a bearing on the optimum screen resolution.

Summary of new capabilities

Below is a summary of the new/improved features of JANOME Digitizer MBX V4.5.

Feature Reference

New product features

New cutwork Cutwork

New freehand embroidery Freehand embroidery

New monogramming Monogramming

New ambience quilting Echo quilting

New stitch types – Stipple and Cross Stitch fills New stitch types

New Break Apart tool Break apart composite objects

New Branching tool Automatic branching

New Tie-Off & Trim tool New Tie-Off & Trim tool

Improved product features

Improved auto-digitizing Improved auto-digitizing

Appliqué improvements – appliqué fabrics and partial cover appliqué Appliqué improvements

Combine mode improvements – Splitting objects for multi-hooping and printing multi-hooped designs

Combine mode improvements

Improved outlines and offsets Improved offset objects

Improved thread color matching Improved thread color matching

Improved duplicate with offset Improved duplicate with offset

Remove overlaps improvement Remove overlaps improvement

Stitch recognition improvements Stitch recognition improvements

Included as standard Cost option

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New product features

JANOME Digitizer MBX V4.5 offers a number of significant new product features.

Cutwork

Openwork or ‘cutwork’ embroidery is a delicate form of needlework which involves cutting away portions of the background fabric and binding the edges with satin or buttonhole stitching. In addition to reinforcing the edges, resulting holes may be filled with embroidery or needle lace. JANOME Digitizer MBX V4.5 now includes cutwork functionality to create cutting data

Usability enhancements

Expanded tooltips Expanded tooltips

Rotate and skew tooltips Rotate and skew tooltips

Measurement unit system Measurement unit system

Rulers and Guides tool New Rulers and Guides tool

Separate Travel toolbar Separate Travel toolbar

Automatic closed run and satin lines Closed run and satin lines

Mouse scroll/zoom control Mouse scroll/zoom control

Pan tool Pan tool

Improved print options Improved print options

System improvements

Integration with CorelDRAW® Integration with CorelDRAW®

New Janome EmbLinkTool New Janome HorizonLink and EmbLinkTool

Feature Reference

Included as standard Cost option

Click Digitize > Digitize Cutwork to create cutwork objects using a digitized line and current cutwork settings.

Click Docker > Show Cutwork Bar to access the Cutwork Bar and available cutwork options.


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for the machine to cut fabric for appliqué as well as cutwork embroidery and lacework. See Digitizing for Cutwork in the Instruction Book.

Advantages of the new feature include:Reads a variety of file formats including Janome native machine format – JEF and JPX – as well as JAN designs.Easy-to-learn and integrated into the familiar JANOME Digitizer MBX V4.5 interface.Only one software program needed to produce a cutwork design.

Freehand embroidery

The new Freehand Embroidery feature lets you create designs with a hand-drawn appearance, something which is difficult to achieve through conventional digitizing methods. The aim is to mimic designs formed on an embroidery machine by freehand motion. The difference is that the fabric secured in an embroidery hoop, allowing the needle to ‘draw’ on the fabric surface, exactly as you have drawn on-screen. See Creating freehand shapes in the Instruction Book.

Use Freehand Open Single Line to digitize an open shape by freehand, with Single Line stitching.

Use Freehand Closed Single Line to digitize a closed shape by freehand, with Single Line stitching.

Use Freehand Satin Fill to digitize a closed shape by freehand, with Satin Fill stitching.

Adjust component details

Selectembroidery first

Select scenario

Adjust embroidery details


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MonogrammingThe old Monogramming tool was difficult to use, had limited alphabets, and editing the result was cumbersome. The revised tool significantly improves usability. See also Monogramming in the Instruction Book.

Note The full monogramming functionality is only available in JANOME Digitizer MBX software level. The functionality in JANOME DigitizerJr includes a limited version of the feature.

Echo quilting

Use Edit > Ambience Quilting to create ‘echo’ quilting blocks.

Borders stitched first – 1, 2, 3, etc

Ornaments stitched next

Lettering stitched last


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Users sometimes use the Offset Object tool to create ‘echo’ quilting designs. However, the offsets are formed outside each selected object unless it is a complex shape with a hole. The new Ambience Quilting™ feature is accessed via the Edit toolbar or Embroidery menu when the design window contains one or more embroidery objects. The Ambience Quilting™ feature replaces the Stipple tool. See Creating echo stitching in the Instruction Book.

New stitch typesJANOME Digitizer MBX V4.5 offers new and improved stitch fills – stipple and cross stitch.

Stipple fillIn its old form, reshaping and performing operations like removing overlaps of stipple stitching was difficult. Both of these operations are necessary, especially for quilting applications. Stipple stitch is now available as a stitch type. A stipple preview is provided in the Fill Stitch > Stipple Fill tab. The preview maintains a 1:1 view of the stipple fill as stitch settings change. See also Creating stipple fills in the Instruction Book.


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Cross Stitch fillWhile there is powerful functionality available in the Cross Stitch tool, users find the editing of cross stitch difficult and designs do not always resize well. JANOME Digitizer MBX V4.5 now provides a dedicated cross stitch fill type. While limited in functionality, this tool provides reshaping and resizing capabilities for cross stitch fills within EasyDesign. See also Creating cross stitch fills in the Instruction Book.

Note JANOME Digitizer MBX V4.5 does not turn EMX files into Cross Stitch fill objects. When reading EMX files, they are still treated as ‘manual’ objects.

Break apart composite objects

The new Break Apart tool allows you to split branched objects – monograms, appliqués, etc – into their component parts. The effect on these objects is similar to the ungrouping operation. See Breaking apart composite objects in the Instruction Book.

Warning When saved into earlier versions of the software, monograms and appliqués may be subjected to the Break Apart procedure by default.

Automatic branchingBranching is an advanced feature which lets you digitize similar, overlapping objects – e.g. the fingers of a hand, sections of a custom letter

Use Edit > Break Apart to split branched objects – monograms, appliqués, etc – into component objects.

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– without having to think about the most efficient stitching sequence and joins. Apply Branching to join selected objects to form a single ‘branched object’. Objects are resequenced, connectors minimized, component objects grouped, and stitches regenerated. All component objects are grouped and selectable as one. See Branching like-objects in the Instruction Book.

New Tie-Off & Trim tool

A new Always Tie-Off & Trim toggle is included on the Edit toolbar in the JANOME Digitizer MBX product level.

By default, EasyDesign always decides when to trim. However, when activated, the Always Tie-Off & Trim toggle forces connectors to be trimmed for selected embroidery object/s. This includes both connectors inside and after the objects. See also Trimming connectors in the Instruction Book.

Improved product features

JANOME Digitizer MBX V4.5 offers a number of significant product improvements.

Tip When viewing these Release Notes on screen, click the cross-references to link directly to your Onscreen Manual. To return to the Release Notes, click the Go to Previous View button in Acrobat Reader.

Use Edit > Always Tie-Off & Trim to force connectors to be trimmed for selected embroidery object/s.

Force connectors to be trimmed for selected embroidery object/s.


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Improved auto-digitizingThe process of turning an image into embroidery when using Click-to-Design Advanced, as opposed to Click-to-Design Instantly, is sometimes difficult to understand as the two major parts of the process are separated into different functions – image preparation followed by conversion to stitches. The separate parts of the Click-to-Design Advanced operation have been brought together to suit casual users and still provide advanced users a quick path to controlling the results. See Digitizing images with Click-to-Design in the Instruction Book.

Appliqué improvementsJANOME Digitizer MBX V4.5 now provides a way of creating partial appliqué. In addition, it gives you the ability to place fabrics in appliqué objects.

Appliqué fabrics

The Object Details > Appliqué dialog contains a Fabric panel which allows you to choose a fabric or plain color to assign to your appliqué patch. Toggling on the Show Appliqué Fabrics icon on the View toolbar activates

Use Digitize > Auto Appliqué to digitize appliqué shapes and place fabrics in appliqué designs.

Click View > Show Appliqué Fabrics to toggle on/off display of fabrics within appliqué designs.

Color reduction controls

Stitching options for fills, details, outlines and borders

Image preview

Merged color list


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display of the fabric in appliqué objects. See also Placing fabrics in appliqué in the Instruction Book.

Each appliqué object can have a different fabric. If multiple appliqué objects are selected, selection of a fabric and color will set all objects to the same fabric and color.

Partial cover appliqué

The Partial Appliqué tool lets you create appliqué objects with partial cover stitching to create an overlapping effect without doubling-up borders. See also Creating partial cover appliqué in the Instruction Book.

Use Digitize > Partial Appliqué to create appliqué objects with partial cover stitching.

Choose fabric fill for appliqué patch

Unstitched partof boundary

Partial cover


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Combine mode improvementsJANOME Digitizer MBX V4.5 provides improvements in multi-hooping.

Splitting objects for multi-hooping7

Previously, large objects could not be embroidered using Combine mode (multi-hooping) unless they fitted completely within a hoop. You could manually split them prior to entering Combine mode. However, manual splitting breaks object underlay and cover stitching into multiple parts. To resolve these problems, there is now a Create Splitting Guide tool which splits objects only on output and provides splitting feedback in Combine mode. See also Splitting objects between hoopings in the Instruction Book.

Printing multi-hooped designsIf there is more than one hooping in the design, you have the option of printing hoops in multi-hooping view in their correct color sequence. The Hooping Sequence option allows you to print a Resequence List type printout showing the objects in each hooping. See also Printing multi-hooped designs in the Instruction Book.

Use Combine > Create Splitting Guide to digitize one or more split lines in multi-hooped design prior to outputting to file, machine or memory card.

‘Happy Birthday’ unstitched ‘Happy Birthday’ split between hoops


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Improved offset objects

The original Offset Object button and menu item have been updated to Outlines & Offsets. Previously, you could only add outlines to entire objects. Offsets needed to be added in a separate step. The updated tool offers additional options and also allows you to add outlines and offsets in a single process. See also Creating outlines & offsets in the Instruction Book.

The Outlines & Offsets dialog now contains two panels – one for outlines and the other for offsets:

Use Edit > Outlines & Offsets to add outlines and/or offset outlines to selected closed objects.

Print hoops in multi-hooping view in correct color sequence


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Improved thread color matchingPreviously there was no way of replacing the entire Color Palette with a preferred brand of thread. The Thread Colors dialog now includes a Match & Replace All thread color function. See Setting up color palettes in the Instruction Book.

When reading designs from machine, thread colors are automatically matched to the Color Palette. This may not have the same colors or brand thread chart as the design. You can now either match or replace colors in the color palette when reading or inserting a design.

Generate outline objects and insert them directly after object in stitching sequence

Generate offset objects for selected embroidery objects and add them to end of stitching sequence

Click and drag to portion of design you want to view


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JANOME MemoryCraft machines support additional thread charts and specifically identify brands of thread. This is now supported in the software and the new JPX file. A brand designation for the thread chart is written into the JPX file so the machine knows which brand of thread the design is using. See also New Janome HorizonLink and EmbLinkTool.

Improved duplicate with offsetThe Duplicate feature has been enhanced to allow you to create effects like drop shadows for lettering or other objects. It allows you to add an X and Y offset when duplicating. The Duplicate command can be accessed via Edit > Duplicate or Ctr+D keys in Embroidery mode. See also Duplicating objects in the Instruction Book.If you simply select an object and access the command, the duplicated object is placed according to the settings in the new Edit tab of Work Environment dialog as shown:

The controls in the Edit tab are as follows:

Note The Quick Clone feature lets you quickly duplicate selected objects by right-clicking, dragging and releasing at a new position. This behavior is unchanged. See Cloning objects in the Instruction Book.

Remove overlaps improvement

The Remove Overlaps command removes underlying layers of stitching in overlapping objects. The tool now retains the original stitch angles in the cut object. See also Removing underlying stitching in the Instruction Book.

Field Notes

Object Position When activated, cloned objects are duplicated in the same location as the selected object/s. This is the default behavior.

Shift Objects When activated, selected object/s are duplicated with horizontal and vertical offsets as indicated. Use these to create precise offsets for effects such as drop shadows.

Use Edit > Remove Overlaps to remove underlying layers of stitching in overlapping objects.

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Stitch recognition improvementsStitch recognition has been improved to ensure that best results from stitch based files are achieved. This means reducing the number of objects and eliminating manual objects completely. See also Object/outline recognition in the Instruction Book.

Usability enhancements

JANOME Digitizer MBX V4.5 offers a number of significant improvements in overall system usability.


Expanded tooltipsJANOME Digitizer MBX V4.5 provides extended text for tooltips which explains more precisely what each tool is used for. An F1 keypress can be used to access more help.

Tip Context-Sensitive Help is available for both tools and dialogs by pressing the F1 key.

Original stitchangles in cut object

retained

New expanded tooltip

Link to onscreen help


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Rotate and skew tooltipsUsers find it difficult to assess how much an object is being rotated (or skewed) graphically on screen. New rotate and skew tooltips similar to the resize tooltip now provide visual feedback. Knowing the figure is especially useful when you want to apply the same rotation (or skew angle) to multiple objects. See also Rotating & skewing objects in the Instruction Book.

Other tooltip improvements when reshaping lettering include:Individual letter: Resize, Rotate, Skew, Kern.Lettering baseline angle and length.

Measurement unit systemThe measurement system may now be changed via a dropdown list on the View toolbar:

Users frequently have to switch between US and metric measurement systems especially when working with quilt block, stipple stitching, and quilt layouts – all done in US measurements – and ‘normal’ embroidery – usually metric. You now have a quick means of switching the measurement system on-the-fly in these situations. See Setting measurement units in the Instruction Book.

Tip As an alternative to changing the overall measurement system used in EasyDesign, you can specify units of measurement when typing values into a measurement control. When you include the unit of measurement, the software automatically converts the entered value into the units of the control. See Setting measurement units in the Instruction Book.

Tooltip shows precise rotation angle

Tooltip shows precise skew angle

Select desired measurement unit


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Closed run and satin linesDigitize closed lines of single or triple run stitching with the new Closed Run Line tools.

Create objects using left and right mouse clicks to mark reference points to form an outline. Use left-clicks to enter corner points and right-clicks to enter curve points. See Digitizing closed run lines in the Instruction Book.

Digitize satin lines

Digitize columns and borders of fixed width with the Satin Line tools. You can leave the shape open or, with the new Closed Satin Line tool, close the first and last reference points. See Creating thick lines & borders in the Instruction Book.

Mouse scroll/zoom controlThe revised Work Environment > Scrolling tab allows you to control the behavior of both mouse and mouse wheel within EasyDesign. You use Auto Scroll to scroll automatically within the design window while digitizing. This can be more convenient than using panning or scroll bars, especially when working on large designs. You now use the dialog to also customize zoom and scrolling behaviors of your mouse wheel. See also Setting scrolling options in the Instruction Book.

Use Digitize > Closed Satin Line to create a closed border of fixed width.

New Closed Run Line flyout

Object is closed automatically 1

2

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Note A checkbox enables automatic centering of the pointer when zooming.

Pan toolFor consistency, the Pan tool in both EasyDesign and CorelDRAW® Essentials now works in the same way. Clicking the Pan tool or pressing the ‘P’ (keyboard shortcut) key changes the cursor to a grabbing hand symbol. When you click and hold, you can drag the image around to reveal different parts of the design. See also Zooming & panning designs in the Instruction Book.

Improved print optionsThe Print Options dialog gives you precise control over your design printout. This dialog has been revised to make it easier to print different

Adjust auto-scroll speed and pointer position

Select Auto Scroll and Move Pointer After Scroll

Select desired action for your mouse wheel

Click and drag to portion of design you want to view


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types of worksheet for different purposes. See also Setting print options in the Instruction Book.

When you first open the dialog, the Design Worksheet option is selected by default. You can configure the design worksheet to print stitch information, outlines, images, cloth setting markings, etc, as desired. The Design Mode and Template Mode buttons provide a quick way to pre-set the design worksheet display options, where:

Design Mode: Shows the design as it appears in the design window. You can turn on or off the preset options as required. See also Printing design elements in the Instruction Book.Template Mode: Shows the design outlines with no stitches. See also Printing design layouts in the Instruction Book.

In addition to the standard Design Worksheet option, you can include the following worksheets:

Check Color Layers for a list of colors in the design, together with color and stitch information for each color layer. See also Printing color layers in the Instruction Book.Check Appliqué Patterns if you want a copy of the appliqué pattern as a guide to cutting out fabric pieces. See also Printing appliqué patterns in the Instruction Book.Check Hooping List if there is more than one hooping in the design. This displays hoopings in their correct color sequence. See also Printing multi-hooped designs in the Instruction Book.

Select designelements to print

Click a mode topre-set design

worksheet displayoptions

Include additionalworksheets

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Note The Print Options dialog also allows you to include artwork as part of the design worksheet. Using Design Worksheet options, you can choose to print only design outlines without stitch information. You can also print only design images – vector or bitmap – as desired. This is especially useful for users of the new MC12000 machine.

Other improvements

JANOME Digitizer MBX V4.5 offers a number of other significant improvements which have been incorporated into the current release of the product.


Lettering improvementsThe V4.5 release included the following Lettering improvements.

MonogrammingSome users find it difficult to click-and-hold while moving the mouse. Now you can click and release to open the layout menu in the Monogramming > Lettering tab, and then select the layout of your choice. See also Creating monogram lettering in the Instruction Book.


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Note too:The Rotate Baseline field is now disabled when a single letter is selected in the Lettering tab.The Modify Details option for Borders now works as expected when updating two or more borders.

Digitizing improvementsThe V4.5 release included the following Digitizing improvements.

New Rulers and Guides toolA new Rulers And Guides tool has been added to all product levels of JANOME Digitizer MBX V4.5. See Displaying rulers & guides in the Instruction Book.

Click to open layout menu

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Digitizing certain objectsDigitizing Closed Satin Line, Motif Run Line, and Candlewicking Run Line objects sometimes produced unexpected results. These have been corrected.

Appliqué tackdown stitchThe appliqué tackdown stitch now reflects the Inside/Outside offset value set in the Object Details dialog.

Ambience Quilting design marginThe Ambience Quilting design margin was not always applied properly for some quilting types. This has been corrected.

Separate Travel toolbarThe Travel tools, with the exception of the Slow Redraw tool button, have been moved to a separate toolbar. The new Travel toolbar is available via the View > Toolbars menu. Since travel tools are less frequently used, moving them to the new toolbar makes all tools on the View toolbar visible at the minimum screen resolution. See Traveling through designs in the Instruction Book. See also Traveling through designs in EasyEdit in the Instruction Book.

Color improvementsThe V4.5 release included the following Thread Color improvements.

Color palette iconThe Color Palette icon now changes color to reflect the currently selected color in the color palette.

New Travel toolbar


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Increasing number of colorsAdding thread colors to the palette by increasing the number of colors in the Thread Colors dialog now automatically assigns default colors to the additional slots. See also Setting up color palettes in the Instruction Book.

Stitching improvementsThe V4.5 release included the following Embroidery Stitching improvements.

Radial FillRadial Fill can now be applied using fill stitches without patterns. It is now also possible to apply Radial Fill to any Satin or Weave fill object simply by selecting the Radial Fill checkbox on the Object Details > Radial Fill tab. See also Creating radial fills in the Instruction Book.

Color Palette iconreflects currently

selected color in colorpalette


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Embroidery GalleryEmbroidery Gallery now makes it possible to use any motif from any motif set as an embroidery stamp, including user-defined motifs. See Selecting & inserting stamps in the Instruction Book.

Run and Satin LinesYou can now convert between run line types without accessing Object Details simply by clicking a run line tool on the Digitizing toolbar. Convert between different types of closed run lines or open run lines. You can also covert to open or closed satin lines. See also Changing run stitch type in the Instruction Book.

Select Radial Fill without patterns as desired

Split Satin Weave Weave with Pattern 13

Satin with Chevron Pattern 13

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Weave FillIn the previous release, when using Weave Fill pattern 20, the object reverted to Weave Fill pattern 2. This has been corrected.

Gradient Fill with turning anglesGradient Fill now works correctly with Turning Angle Weave Fill objects.

Editing improvementsThe V4.5 release included the following Design Editing improvements.

Cropping imagesImage cropping behavior now behaves as it did in DigitizerPro V3.


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Cutting locked objectsLocked objects became unlocked when applying the Remove Overlaps tool. This has been corrected.

Align evenly menu itemsThe right-click Align menu now includes the new Align Evenly menu items. See also Aligning objects in the Instruction Book.

Hooping improvementsThe V4.5 release provides the following Hooping improvements.

Alignment marksThe V4.5 release added the ability to optionally turn on alignment crosses for multi-hooping work. Set the margin for multi-hooping registration marks


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as required – small, medium, or large. See Outputting alignment marks in the Instruction Book.

Cloth setter marker with offset hoopsHoop sequence mode showed the cloth setter marker in the wrong location when using offset hoops (Hoop1&3, J8). This has been corrected.

Splitting multi-hooped design filesClicking the Save All Now button when saving a multi-hooped design in JPX format did not always split files properly. This has been corrected.

Duplicating splitting guidesRight-click-dragging a splitting guide in Combine mode now duplicates the guide correctly.

Split objects warning messageWhen saving split objects to JEF files, a warning message may appear where sections of split objects cannot be created. Clicking OK now returns you to Combine mode.

Cross Stitch default hoopThe hoop is now displayed by default in the Cross Stitch application.

New hoop for MC15000Support for a new hoop has been added for the MC15000 machine – the RE18(140×180) hoop.

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New hoop for MC12000Support for a new hoop has been added for the MC12000 machine – the RE18(140×180) hoop.

New hat hoop for MC12000Support for a new hat hoop has been added for the MC12000 machine – the HH10 (100×90) hoop. This is different to the hat hoop for the MC11000 machine. See also Selecting hoops in the Instruction Book.

Design output improvementsThe V4.5 release included the following Design Output improvements.

Collate imageIn the previous release, the copy or collate image was shifted in the Copies group of the print dialog. This has been corrected.


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Graphics modeIn the previous release, the following issues were reported in relation to working with Graphics mode. These have been corrected.

When installing CorelDRAW® Essentials after JANOME Digitizer MBX V4.5, Graphics mode was no longer available.JANOME Digitizer MBX V4.5 would crash if an unsupported version of CorelDRAW® was registered.With certain embroidery files, an error occurred when switching to and from Graphics mode.When vector drawings and bitmaps were centered together in Graphics mode, they sometimes shifted with respect to each other when switching to Embroidery mode.Pressing F1 in Graphics mode failed to load the onscreen help file.

Machine support improvementsThe V4.5 release provides the following Machine Support improvements.

MC9900 and NS-1 machinesJANOME Digitizer MBX V4.5 provides support for the new MC9900 and NS-1 machine models. Like the MC200E machine, the MC9900 and NS-1 machines do not support direct connection but they do read USB sticks.

MC15000 and MC12000 machinesDirect connection for MC15000 and MC12000 machines is now provided via the Standard toolbar. New Send to HorizonLink and Send to EmbLinkTool icons have been included next to the Send to Machine icon. See also Outputting to Machine in the Instruction Book.

Support for new MC9900 and NS-1 machines

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This release adds the ability to write to external media when either of these machines is selected as the current machine.

MC11000 machineSending design with 75+ colors via External Media or MC11000 resulted in a buffer overrun and the software shut down. This has now been corrected.Hoop ASQ (180x180) for the MC11000 was missing from the hoop selection. This has now been added.

MB-4 machineThe centerlines of some MB4 hoops were not in the center of the design window. This has now been corrected.

JEF file iconsJAN and JEF files are two distinctly different formats. The icon for JEF files is now the same as the EasyEdit icon in order to distinguish it from JAN files.

System errorsThe V4.5 release corrected the following system errors:

The system froze or crashed when trying to resequence a locked object. This has been corrected.When doing Copy to Circle operations with Easy Layout, a ‘Not Enough Memory Error’ sometimes resulted.The software sometimes crashed when reducing the color palette count to a number less than the currently selected color slot.The software sometimes failed to load on the first attempt.The software sometimes crashed when pressing the Ctrl+A ‘select all’ command after opening some designs.

MiscellaneousThe following miscellaneous problems were also corrected:

Design Gallery now defaults to the Embroidery Album folder.Context sensitive help was not available for certain features. This has been corrected.

System improvements

The JANOME Digitizer MBX V4.5 interface provides an improved user experience and reduced learning curve for new users. Expanded tooltips provide greater detail about tool buttons. In addition, the more flexible UI potentially reduces the learning curve for new and existing users.


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Integration with CorelDRAW®JANOME Digitizer MBX V4.5 is integrated with the CorelDRAW® Essentials. EasyDesign runs in what is called Embroidery mode. Conversely, CorelDRAW® Essentials runs in Graphics mode. These operating modes are accessed via a new Switch & Convert toolbar. See also Starting JANOME Digitizer MBX V4.5 in the Instruction Book.

Embroidery modeJANOME Digitizer MBX V4.5 still consists of two main programs – EasyDesign and EasyEdit. EasyDesign continues to be used for creating designs while EasyEdit is used for editing stitches in existing designs.

Graphics modeJANOME Digitizer MBX V4.5 provides seamless integration with CorelDRAW®, allowing users to take full advantage of all that the

Switch to Graphics mode Switch to Embroidery mode

Menu bar

Status /Prompt bars

Switch &Convert toolbar

Standard toolbar

Design window

View toolbar

Color palette

Travel toolbar

Edit toolbar

Lettering toolbar

Easy Layouttoolbar

Combine toolbar

Alignment toolbar

MachineStatus toolbar

Image Preparationtoolbar

Docker toolbar

Digitize toolbox


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CorelDRAW® Essentials has to offer. It is accessed via the new Switch & Convert toolbar. By default, this toolbar is docked below the Toolbox in Graphics mode.

Tip For a detailed description of the CorelDRAW® interface, refer to the electronic User Guide available via the Windows Start > Programs group. Alternatively, use the onscreen help available from the Graphics mode Help menu.

New Janome HorizonLink and EmbLinkTool

JANOME Digitizer MBX V4.5 works in conjunction with both Janome HorizonLink and Janome EmbLinkTool which are now shipped these Janome machines. These applications manage communication with MC15000 and MC12000 Janome machines. They allows embroidery designs on the machine to be rescaled, rotated or mirrored.The Janome machine does not recalculate stitches when a design is rescaled or transformed in any way. Hence it is limited to ±20% rescaling. The new

Menu bar

Status /Prompt bars

Switch & Converttoolbar

Design window

Toolbox

Image toolbar

Color palette

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communications software allows rescaling to be done on PC. This means you can rescale, mirror and rotate designs and stitches will be recalculated. They also let you define new stitch types for the machine’s sewing mode.

New JPX file formatThe new JPX production file format includes a JPG image, in addition to the embroidery, of any graphics included in the design. This provides you with a better means of visually aligning embroidery on a printed item when hooped in the machine.Older machines display only thread codes and not the specific brand. This causes confusion as the same code across two (or more) different brands of thread may be completely different colors. With the newer Janome machines, a thread brand ID identifying the thread chart is now recognized by the machine. The specific thread brand is now displayed on the machine itself. A brand designation for the thread chart is written to the JPX file so the machine knows which brand of thread the design is using.

Toolbar changesChanges to the JANOME Digitizer MBX V4.5 interface affects the following toolbars.

New Switch & Convert toolbarThe new Switch & Convert toolbar is the most significant change in the JANOME Digitizer MBX V4.5 interface. By default, the new toolbar is docked at the right of the Standard toolbar in Embroidery mode.

In Embroidery mode, the toolbar contains the following tools:

Graphics mode is accessed via the Switch to Graphics Mode tool:

In Graphics mode, the toolbar contains the following tools:

Tool Notes

Switch to Graphics Mode

Enabled at all times in Embroidery mode. Switches to Graphics mode without conversion. See also EasyDesign operating modes in the Instruction Book.

Convert Selected Embroidery to Graphics

Enabled only when one or more embroidery objects are selected in Embroidery mode. Converts objects to vector graphics and switches to Graphics mode. See also Converting vector and embroidery objects in the Instruction Book.

New Switch & Convert toolbar in Embroidery mode

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New Docker toolbarThe new Docker toolbar brings together a number of existing tools. For the most part, these tools open dialogs which can be docked to the side of the design window.

The toolbar contains the following tools:

Updated Digitize toolbarThe Digitize toolbar has changed as shown:

The toolbar contains the following new tools:

Tool Notes

Switch to Embroidery Mode

Enabled at all times in Graphics mode. Switches to Embroidery mode without conversion. See also EasyDesign operating modes in the Instruction Book.

Convert Selected Graphics to Embroidery

Enabled only when bitmaps or vectors (including text) are selected. Converts to embroidery and switches to Embroidery mode. See also Converting vector and embroidery objects in the Instruction Book.

Convert Selected Text to Embroidery Lettering

Enabled only when one or more text objects are selected. Converts to native embroidery fonts and switches to Embroidery mode. See also Creating lettering in Graphics mode in the Instruction Book.

Show Embroidery

Enabled when the design window includes embroidery objects. Toggles display of embroidery objects in Graphics mode. See also Showing & hiding backdrops in the Instruction Book.

Tool Notes Shortcut

Resequence Use to resequence selected objects in the required stitching order.

V+L

Color Palette Click to open the Color Palette.C+R

Embroidery Gallery Use to insert patterns (stamps) into designs.

New Docker toolbar in Embroidery mode

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Updated View toolbarThe View toolbar has changed as shown:

Tool Notes Shortcut Parallel Fill Flyout includes new Stipple and Cross Stitch fill

tools. See Updated Parallel Fill flyout for details. See also New stitch types.

Turning Angle Fill

Functionality unchanged.

Parallel Fill Rectangle

Flyout includes new Stipple and Cross Stitch fill tools. See Updated Parallel Fill: Rectangle flyout for details. See also New stitch types.

Parallel Fill Circle

Flyout includes new Stipple and Cross Stitch fill tools. See Updated Parallel Fill: Circle flyout for details. See also New stitch types.

Run Line Functionality unchanged. V+N

Closed Run Line

New flyout for creating closed outlines of simple run or ornamental stitches. See Closed run and satin lines for details.

Freehand Open Use Freehand Open tools to digitize an open shape by freehand, with line stitching. See Freehand embroidery for details.

Freehand Closed

Use Freehand Closed tools to digitize a closed shape by freehand, with line stitching.

Freehand Fill Use Freehand Fill tools to digitize a closed shape by freehand, with fill stitching.

Appliqué New flyout for digitizing normal and partial appliqué objects. See New Appliqué flyout for details.

Click-to-Stitch Use tools to digitize shapes in bitmap images automatically without using manual input methods. See Click-to-Stitch flyout for details.

Click-to-Design Use tools to create embroidery designs directly from imported images. See Click-to-Design flyout for details.

Photo Click Use to create embroidery designs directly from photographs or other images. See Photo Click flyout for details.


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The toolbar contains the following new tools:

Note When toggling on the Visualizer toolbar button, if stitches are currently not shown, the Display Stitches button is toggled on automatically.

Updated Edit toolbarThe Edit toolbar has changed as shown:

The toolbar has changed as follows:

Select desired measurement unit

Tool Notes Shortcut

Display Stitches

Click to toggle on/off stitch display in the design window.

S

Display Vectors Click to toggle on/off display of vector graphics in the design window.

V+D

Show Appliqué Fabrics

Click to toggle on/off display of fabrics within appliqué designs. See also Appliqué improvements.

Design Measurement System

Use to change the measurement system used by the software. See Measurement unit system for details.

Tool Notes Shortcut

Ambience Quilting™

Stipple has been replaced by Ambience Quilting™. See Echo quilting for details.

Note that Stipple now exists as a stitch type. See New stitch types for details.

Outlines & Offsets

Outline Offset has been enhanced and renamed to Outlines & Offsets. See Improved offset objects for details.

Remove Overlaps

Remove Overlaps has been added. See also Remove overlaps improvement.


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Updated Alignment toolbarThe Alignment toolbar has changed as shown:


Updated Lettering toolbarThe Lettering toolbar has changed as shown:


Updated Combine toolbarThe Combine toolbar has changed as shown:

Always Tie-Off & Trim

New tool forces connectors to be trimmed for selected embroidery object/s. See New Tie-Off & Trim tool for details.

Break Apart Use to split branched objects – monograms, appliqués, etc – into component objects. See Break apart composite objects for details. See also Automatic branching.

C+K

Tool Notes

Space Evenly Horizontally

Use Space Evenly Horizontally to distribute selected objects evenly across the screen.

Space Evenly Vertically

Use Space Evenly Vertically to distribute selected objects evenly down the screen.

Tool Notes

Monogramming The old Monogramming tool was difficult to use, had limited alphabets, and editing the result was awkward. The revised tool significantly improves usability. See Monogramming for details.

Lettering Art The following changes affect the Lettering Art droplist:New menu item ‘Remove’ removes most recent Lettering Art effect.Original menu item ‘None’ renamed to ‘Remove All’.Both items enabled if one or more Lettering Art effects are added to a lettering object.

Tool Notes Shortcut

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Updated Parallel Fill flyoutThe Parallel Weave Fill flyout has changed as shown:


Updated Parallel Fill: Rectangle flyoutThe Parallel Weave Fill: Rectangle flyout has changed as shown:


Updated Parallel Fill: Circle flyoutThe Parallel Weave Fill: Circle flyout has changed as shown:

Tool Notes

Create Splitting Guide

Use to digitize one or more split lines in multi-hooped design prior to outputting to file, machine or memory card. See Combine mode improvements for details.

Tool Notes

Parallel Stipple Fill

Use to digitize closed shapes with stipple fills. See also New stitch types.

Parallel Cross Stitch Fill

Use to digitize closed shapes with cross-stitch fills. See also New stitch types.

Tool Notes

Parallel Stipple Fill: Rectangle

Use to digitize squares and rectangles in stipple fill. See also New stitch types.

Parallel Cross Stitch Fill: Rectangle

Use to digitize squares and rectangles in cross stitch fill. See also New stitch types.

New Create Splitting Guide tool

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New Closed Run Line flyoutA new Closed Run Line flyout appears as shown. See Closed run and satin lines for details.

The new toolbar includes:

Tool Notes

Parallel Stipple Fill: Circle

Use new Parallel Stipple Fill: Circle to digitize circles and ovals in Stipple fill. See also New stitch types.

Parallel Cross Stitch Fill: Circle

Use new Parallel Cross Stitch Fill: Circle to digitize circles and ovals in Cross Stitch fill. See also New stitch types.

Tool Notes

Closed Single Run Line

Use Closed Single Run Line to create closed outlines of single run stitching.

Closed Triple Run Line

Use Closed Triple Run Line to create closed outlines of triple run stitching.

Closed Motif Run Line

Use Closed Motif Run Line to create closed outlines of motif run stitching.

Closed Sculpture Run Line

Use Closed Sculpture Run Line to create closed outlines of sculpture run stitching.

Closed Candlewicking Run Line

Use Closed Candlewicking Run Line to create closed outlines of candlewicking run stitching.

Closed Backstitch Run Line

Use Closed Backstitch Run Line to create closed outlines of backstitch run stitching.

Closed Stemstitch Run Line

Use Closed Stemstitch Run Line to create closed outlines of stemstitch run stitching.

Closed Satin Line

Use Closed Satin Line to digitize a closed outline of satin stitches.

New parallel circle fill types

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New Appliqué flyoutA new Appliqué flyout appears as shown:


Click-to-Stitch flyoutA new Click-to-Stitch flyout appears as shown:


Click-to-Design flyoutA new Click-to-Design flyout appears as shown:

Tool Notes

Appliqué The default appliqué tool is Appliqué. Appliqué functionality is unchanged from Digitizer V3.

Partial Appliqué

The Partial Appliqué tool lets you create appliqué objects with partial cover stitching to create an overlapping effect without doubling-up borders. See Partial cover appliqué for details.

Tool Notes

Click-to-Parallel Weave Fill Functionality unchanged.

Click-to-Parallel Weave Fill without Holes Ditto

Click-to-Turning Angle Satin Fill Ditto

Click-to-CenterlineDitto

Click-to-OutlineDitto

Match to PaletteDitto

New Appliqué flyout

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Photo Click flyoutA new Photo Click flyout appears as shown:


MenusChanges to the JANOME Digitizer MBX V4.5 interface affects the following menus.

Embroidery menuThe Embroidery menu appears as shown:

Tool Notes

Click-to-Design Instantly

Functionality unchanged.

Click-to-Design Advanced

The tool has been enhanced to bring separate parts of the operation together to suit casual users and still provide advanced users a quick path to controlling the results. See Improved auto-digitizing for details.

Tool Notes

Photo Click Instantly Functionality unchanged.

Photo Click Advanced Functionality unchanged.

New Click-to-Design flyout

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The menu has changed as follows:

Image menuThe Image menu appears as shown:

The menu has changed as follows:

Command Notes

Lettering Art The same changes affecting the Lettering Art droplist affect the corresponding menu items. See Updated Lettering toolbar for details.

Outlines & Offsets

Outline Offset has been renamed to Outlines & Offsets. See Improved offset objects for details.

Command Notes

Touch Up Image The Image menu will have the menu item renamed from Touch Up Picture to Touch Up Image.

Item renamed to ‘Touch Up Image’

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JANOME Digitizer MBX V4.5 inclusions

JANOME Digitizer MBX V4.5 incorporates the following inclusions to all products in the range.

DesignsNew multi-medium and embroidery-only designs in JAN format have been included as part of the new software.

ImagesClipart designs packaged with CorelDRAW® Essentials include over 700 images.

AlphabetsWith the increasing popularity of quilting, a number of new run alphabets have been added. Lorenne alphabet is also now included in JANOME Digitizer MBX V4.5. This takes the total number of included embroidery alphabets to 100.

PatternsThere are no new patterns in this release.

Thread ChartsThe thread charts now include the latest colors where practical.

Release NotesThe Release Notes are included as part of the software installation and can be accessed via the Help menu. They provide direct links to the relevant sections of the Onscreen Manual.

Quick Start GuideThe printed Quick Start Guide (Full Kit only) contains setup instructions as well as a simple project to introduce new users to basic JANOME Digitizer MBX V4.5 design creation. It also includes a Quick Reference providing descriptions of software commands and tools as well as a list of available shortcut keys.

Onscreen WorkbookThe Onscreen Workbook is included as part of the software installation and can be accessed via the Help menu. This provides an overview of the product features together with an introduction to the user interface and basic procedures. It also contains a section including a number of projects

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designed to introduce users to certain styles of embroidery work together with a suggested workflow which you can apply to any project. The Onscreen Workbook provides direct links to the relevant sections of the Onscreen Manual.

Onscreen ManualThe Onscreen Manual is also included as part of the software installation and can be accessed via the Help menu. This manual contains hundreds of step-by-step instructions together with samples and screen images. These are intended to be used as a reference, not a tutorial. The manual documents the following product components: EasyDesign, EasyEdit and Design Gallery.

Onscreen HelpOnscreen Help provides ready access to general information on EasyDesign and EasyEdit features and step-by-step instructions. It contains context-sensitive links from tools and dialog boxes at the press of the F1 key.

LanguagesElectronic user documentation for JANOME Digitizer MBX V4.5 is available in the following languages:

EnglishGermanSpanishFrenchItalianJapanese

Supported file formats

Details are provided here of the embroidery file types, and vector and bitmap formats supported by JANOME Digitizer MBX V4.5 as well as supported hoop types.

Supported embroidery file formatsThe following file formats are supported by JANOME Digitizer MBX V4.5:

Extension Format Read Write New

JAN JANOME Design

JAN Digitizer Jr./Pro/MB V3.0

JAN DigitizerPro V1.0/V2.0

† JANOME Digitizer MBX only

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Note DST files can now be read by MB-4 machines.

Supported electronic artwork formats

Artwork can be imported into JANOME Digitizer MBX V4.5 in both vector and bitmap formats.

Supported vector formats (Embroidery mode)JANOME Digitizer MBX V4.5 Embroidery mode supports the following vector formats:

JAN Digitizer 10000 V2.0

JPX JANOME/Elna/Kenmore

JEF JANOME/Elna/Kenmore

JEF+ JANOME/Elna/Kenmore

JMT JANOME template

SEW JANOME/Elna/Kenmore

EMX Janome Cross Stitch

CSD POEM/Singer/Huskygram EU

DST Tajima

EMD Elna

EXP Melco

HUS Husqvarna/Viking

PCM Pfaff

PCS Pfaff

PEC Deco, Brother, Babylock

PES Deco, Brother, Babylock

VIP Husqvarna/Viking/Pfaff

VP3 Husqvarna/Viking/Pfaff

XXX Singer

DSB Barudan †

U?? Barudan †

10O Toyota †

Extension Format Read Write New

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Supported bitmap formats (Embroidery mode)Embroidery mode also supports the following bitmap formats:

Supported graphics formats (Graphics mode)JANOME Digitizer MBX V4.5 Graphics mode also supports all the vector formats supported by CorelDRAW® Essentials, including:

Extension Format Read Write

EMF Enhanced Metafile

EPS Encapsulated PostScript

WMF Windows Metafile


BMP Windows Bitmap

JPG JPEG File Interchange

PCX ZSoft

PNG Portable Network Graphics


AI Adobe Illustrator (*.ai, *.eps, *.pdf)

AI Adobe Illustrator (*.ai)

BMP Windows Bitmap (*.bmp, *.dib, *.rle)

BMP OS/2 Bitmap (*.bmp, *.dib, *.rle)

CDR CorelDRAW (*.cdr)

CDX CorelDRAW Compressed (*.cdx)

CGM Computer Graphics Metafile (*.cgm)

CMX Corel Presentation Exchange 5.0 (*.cmx)

CMX Corel Presentation Exchange (*.cmx)

CPT Corel PHOTO-PAINT Image (*.cpt)

CPT Corel PHOTO-PAINT 7/8 Image (*.cpt)

CPX Corel CMX Compressed (*.cpx)

DES Corel DESIGNER (*.des)

DOC MS Word (*.doc, *.docx)

DOC MS Word for Windows 6/7 (*.doc)

DOC MS Word 97/2000/2002 (*.doc)

EMF Enhanced Windows Metafile (*.emf)

EPS Encapsulated PostScript (*.eps, *.dcs)


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FH Macromedia Freehand (*.fh8, *.fh7)

GEM GEM File (*.gem)

GIF CompuServe Bitmap (*.gif)

HTM HyperText Markup Language (*.htm, *.html)

IMG GEM Paint File (*.img)

JPG JPEG Bitmaps (*.jpg, *.jtf, *jff, *.jpeg)

PCT Macintosh PICT (*.pct, *.pict)

PFB Adobe Type 1 Font (*.pfb)

PNG Portable Network Graphics (*.png)

PP4 Picture Publisher 4 (*.pp4)

PP5 Picture Publisher 5 (*.pp5)

PPF Picture Publisher (*.ppf)

PPT Microsoft PowerPoint (*.ppt)

PS PostScript (*.ps, *.eps, *.prn)

PSD Adobe Photoshop (*.psd, *.pdd)

PSP Corel Paint Shop Pro (*.pspimage)

PUB MS Publisher Document Format (*.pub)

RIFF Painter (*.rif)

RTF Rich Text Format (*.rtf)

SHW Corel Presentations (*.shw)

SWF Macromedia Flash (*.swf)

TGA Targa Bitmap (*.tga, *.vda, *.icb, *.vst)

TIF TIFF Bitmap (*.tif, *.tiff, *.tp1)

TTF TrueType Font (*.ttf)

TXT ANSI Text (*.txt)

WB/WQ Corel Quattro Pro (*.wq1, *.wb1, *.wb2, *.wb3)

WK LOTUS 1-2-3 (*.wks, *.wk1, *.wk3, *.wk4)

WMF Windows Metafile (*.wmf)

WP4 Corel WordPerfect 4.2 (*.wp, *.wp4, *.doc)

WP5 Corel WordPerfect 5.0 (*.wp, *.wp5, *.wpd, *.doc)

WP5 Corel WordPerfect 5.1 (*.wp, *.wp5, *.wpd, *.doc)

WPD Corel WordPerfect 6/7/8/9/10/11 (*.wpd, *.wp6, *.wp)

WPG Corel WordPerfect Graphic (*.wpg)

WSD WordStar 2000 (*.wsd)

WSD Wordstar 7.0 (*.wsd)


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Known limitations in JANOME Digitizer MBX V4.5

The following are known limitations in JANOME Digitizer MBX V4.5:

Conversion of artistic mediaThere are some limitations when converting some CorelDRAW® vectors to embroidery. Vector special effects, such as drop shadow, contour, and transparency, do not convert well as there is no equivalent embroidery effect. Enveloped text and Fountain fills do not always give the expected result either.

Also Artistic Media is not always converted to embroidery as you might expect. The result is sometimes just a single line of run stitches.

However, as long as the vector object has a fill and/or an outline, EasyDesign will attempt to convert it. But if there is no embroidery

XCF Gimp Image (*.xcf)

XPM XPixMap Image (*.xpm)

XLS Microsoft Excel (*.xls)


Drop shadow unable to be converted

Artistic Media broken apart prior to conversion

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equivalent, the object is converted with solid colors only. Enveloped text is converted to embroidery objects rather than embroidery text. See Converting vector and embroidery objects in the Instruction Book.

Tip A workaround is to break apart any ‘special’ vector objects using the Edit > Break Apart command. In most cases, you will get a result, but it may not be exactly the one you want. See Breaking apart composite objects in the Instruction Book.

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Copyright

JANOME Digitizer MBX V4.5 is subject to two sets of copyright agreement – Corel Corporation and Wilcom Pty. Ltd.

Corel Copyright Information© 2014 Corel Corporation. All rights reserved. Corel, CorelDRAW, Corel PHOTO-PAINT, Corel CAPTURE, PowerTRACE, the Corel logo and the CorelDRAW balloon are trademarks or registered trademarks of Corel Corporation and/or its subsidiaries in Canada, the U.S. and/or other countries. Other product, font and company names and logos may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.This product is provided under an enclosed license agreement that defines what you may do with this product and contains limitations on warranties and your remedies.

Wilcom Copyright InformationCopyright © 1999-2014 Wilcom Pty. Ltd. All rights reserved. TrueView, Point & Stitch and Ambience Quilting are trademarks of Wilcom Pty. Ltd. All rights reserved. Portions of the imaging technology of this product are copyrighted by AccuSoft Corporation. Portions of this product were created using LeadTools © 1991-2004, Lead Technologies Inc. The EPS File Import/Export Converter used in this product is copyrighted by Access Softek, Inc. All rights reserved.

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