Corel DRAWings X3 DRAW Design, Stitch Embroidery Digitizing Software, Vector Graphics Suite PHOTOPAINT, FREE Tutorial, 3700CD, Thread Color Pro, DIME

Experience the freedom of vector–based embroidery with Corel® DRAWings® X3!

Complete and easy–to–use, Corel® DRAWings® X3 offers the full creative power of CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite X3 – trusted by the professionals throughout the specialty graphics industry – while delivering the digitizing control and flexibility of DRAWstitch®


Corel DRAWings X3 embroidery software is ideal for small and home-based businesses. It combines the world famous graphics power of CorelDRAW and the digitizing expertise of DRAWstitch – enabling you to dynamically transfer designs back and forth between design and embroidery.

Complete, fast and easy to use, Corel DRAWings X3 exceeds the most demanding expectations of typical small and home-based businesses:


• Converts any vector artwork into embroidery with premium stitch quality
  
• Automatically calculates embroidery parameters such as underlay, compensation, branching, thread trimming and stabilizer requirements
  
• Provides real-time updates between your artwork design and stitch results
  
  This unique edition of Corel DRAWings X3 allows you to focus on creativity – and avoid getting stuck on the technical process of developing outstanding embroidery. You can take full advantage of instantaneous conversion without losing control.
  
  With outstanding text options, extensive appliqué abilities, patterns, fill and fabric selections, Corel DRAWings X3 offers everything you need in one box. Corel DRAWings X3 can convert any bitmap into cross-stitch, greatly simplifying the design process. It does the work for you – from determining template design to stitch density. No further modules are necessary!
  
  
  
  
  What's New?
  
  

  Overview of Corel DRAWings X3

  
  

  Convert any vector design to embroidery

  
  Import a Vector design to Corel DRAWings X3 or create one from scratch and convert it to embroidery design with a single click. Get professional embroidery results in no time.
  
  
  
  
  
  

  Create any text art design and convert it to stitches

  
  Use any of the 1000 Fonts that are included to create your Text art designs and convert them to embroidery.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  Make shape changes easily

  
  Use shaping tools that are available to change you vector design and re-embroider it. Some of the shaping tools are, Node editing, Resizing, mirroring, Weld, Trim, Intersect, Simplify, Blend, Contour, Envelope and many more
  
  
  
  
  
  

  Fill the embroidery designs with 6 different stitch types

  
  Use any of Satin, Piping, Step, Appliqué, Satin serial and Running stitch types to fill the embroidery designs.
  
  
  
  
  
  

  Styles and Patterns are included

  
  Use Styles and Patterns to fill the shapes with artistic stitches and create unique embroidery designs.
  
  
  
  
  
  

  Supports multiple Appliqué

  
  You can place multiple appliqué on the fabric and embroider deferent holding stitches for each level.
  
  
  
  
  
  

  Convert bitmap objects to Cross-stitch designs

  
  Import any bitmap design in Corel DRAWings X3 and get a flawless Cross-stitch design. Now any photo you have can be embroidered as a cross-stitch design
  
  
  
  
  
  

  More Styles and Patterns

  
  353 Styles and 194 Patterns are included in the software. You can make combinations of those two and create unique embroidery designs.
  
  
  
  
  
  

  Automatic overlapping shapes trimming

  
  An automatic filter is added that removes the overlapped objects, where needed, and increases the embroidery quality. Also this filter can be handled manually and allows you to use your embroidering expertise.
  
  
  
  
  
  

  Select between different fabrics

  
  Select the fabric that you will embroider on and get the best possible embroidery result.
  
  
  
  
  
  

  Automatic color matching with actual threads

  
  Select the thread color palette that you will actually use and get the actual thread numbers/names that you have to use.
  
  
  
  
  
  

  Save the designs in the most common embroidery file formats

  
  Choose to save your designs in any of the following file formats: “ .NGS, .dst, .dsz, .dsb, .sst, .ksm, .tap, .exp, .pec , .pes, .Hus, .Vip, .jef, .sew, .M3, .10O, .1??, .U??, .shv, .PCS ”
  
  
  

  What's New?

  
  Corel DRAWings X3 includes CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X3 to make creating custom designs for embroidery projects easier than ever before. Complete with CorelDRAW X3 for graphics creation and Corel® PHOTO-PAINT® X3 for image editing, new design capabilities in Corel DRAWings X3 include:
  
  
  New Corel® PowerTRACE - Integrated into CorelDRAW X3, Corel® PowerTRACE makes it quick and easy to convert bitmaps into editable vector graphics, enabling low-quality bitmaps to be transformed into high-quality embroidery designs. In addition, users can convert bitmap images into vectors which can be easily edited and customized for embroidery projects.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Enhanced Interactive Fit Text to Path - A common design element found in logos and graphics used in embroidery, placing text along a path has never been easier. Whether users are creating designs that wrap text around a circle or along a wavy line, the interactive Fit Text to Path tool lets users simply select text, move their pointer along a path, and then click to set the text's position.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  New Image Adjustment Lab - For users who wish to include bitmap images and photos to be cross-stitched in their embroidery projects, the Image Adjustment Lab makes it simple to work with images that have poor color balance and contrast by offering manual and automatic controls for common color and tone corrections. Users can create snapshots of their adjustments to easily compare each snapshot against the original and choose the best result.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  New Hints docker - The new Hints docker provides context-sensitive information on the currently selected tool to make getting started a snap. Available whenever the user needs it, the Hints docker makes it easier than ever to learn to use the tools in the toolbox and also gives longtime CorelDRAW Graphics Suite users helpful tips that they might not have previously discovered.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Valuable content and training materials - More than 10,000 hand-selected professional clipart and images; 1,000 OpenType fonts, plus 35 Windows® Glyph List 4 (WGL4); printed User Guide; training videos by lynda.com; Digital Content Guide; and a Quick Reference Card.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  New embroidery enhancements in Corel DRAWings X3 include:
  
  
  Automatic sequence strategy - Users can now choose between any one of the following embroidery strategies - top to bottom, bottom to top, left to right, right to left, small to large, large to small, inside to outside, and outside to inside.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Keep sequence of overlapped objects - By default, Corel DRAWings X3 simplifies the embroidery process by automatically stitching objects in the order they appear in the artwork.
  
  Re-sequencing of objects - Wings' Modular now gives users ultimate control with the ability to change the embroidery sequence.
  
  Eliminates thread trims inside combined objects - The software now removes all thread trims between combined objects - including text.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Export to Image - Users can now easily create a bitmap representation of the final stitch results which can be printed out on garments, postcards, and used in various designs.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Increased compatibility - Supported file formats now include PFAFF PCS and Barudan FDR for Compact Flash Memory Cards.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• US Warranty: 1 year replacement on defective or missing parts.
• Non-US Warranty: 30 days parts and labor


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System Requirements

Minimum System Requirements

• CPU: Pentium III / Athlon 1.0 GHz
  
• RAM: 256 MB
  
• Hard disk: 800 MB of free uncompressed space
  
• CD-ROM: 4x
  
• Graphics card: 3D AGP accelerator with DirectX 9c, compatible drivers and at least 16MB of RAM
  
• Monitor Resolution: 1024x768 32bpp
  
• O/S: Windows XP / 2000 or Windows Tablet PC Edition
  
  
  Recommended System Requirements
  
• CPU: Pentium 4 / Athlon XP 2.0 GHz
  
• RAM: 512 MB
  
• Hard disk: 800 MB of free uncompressed space
  
• CD-ROM: 32X
  
• Graphics card: 3D AGP accelerator with DirectX 9c compatible drivers and at least 32MB of RAM (GeForce3 / Radeon 8500 or newer)
  
• Monitor Resolution: 1280x1024 32 bpp
  
• O/S: Windows XP / 2000 or Windows Tablet PC Edition
  
• Ports: 1 free USB port
  
• Printer: Windows-compatible Laser/Ink-jet printer
  
  

Main Applications

• DRAWings® X3 software installation CD
  
• Wings Modular® 2 (Basic module)
  
• USB Security key (Dongle/Hardware key)
  
• DRAWings® Editor
  
• CorelDRAW® X3
  
• Corel® PowerTRACE X3
  
• Corel® PHOTO-PAINT® X3
  
• Corel CAPTURE™ X3
  
  
  
  
  
  Content
  
• More than 10,000 individually selected clipart and digital images
  
• 3,000 embroidery clipart designs
  
• 1,000 OpenType fonts, plus 35 Windows® Glyph List 4 (WGL4) fonts
  
• 100 creative templates included free of charge
  
  
  
  Documentation
  
• User Guide
  
• CorelDRAW® Handbook - Insight from the Experts
  
• Digital Content Guide
  
• Quick Reference Card
  
• Help files
  
  
  
  
  Training
  
• Training videos by lynda.com