Prices have dropped considerably Prices have dropped considerably since the first embroidery software systems in the early 80s. I recall them being around the 50K mark. Now, the same 'level' of software, of course with massive more functionality, is around the 12K mark I guess.... Is that too much? I agree, yes it is for many people. But then I think for the companies out there who use these software to make money, as in a business, should not be using pirate software that they paid $500 for and start making a profit from within 1 month. Around the corner is "Joe Blob's Embroidery" running from his Californian backyard shed who did the right thing, paid the money, but is loosing work to this other guy who only paid $500 for his software therefore can afford to charge less for his service. This I am sure is where the industry is truly hurting. So, the general consensus here is yes, software is too expensive, yes we want to be able to make embroidery, but no we don't want to pay so much for it. Maybe we should start shouting to the Wilcom's and Pulse' of the world that we want a smaller, cheaper, still functionally good embroidery software? But then, would we still head down to the mall and pick up the software for $150 or will we download that for free? Some of us, well most I hope, would. But then some of us wont. As Nanna and Hanna's Mom so rightfully pointed out, we can't always stop everyone. Dave P.S. I dont want to put a bee under anyones bonnet. I think this is an interesting topic, and maybe we should start shouting back to the industry heavy weights....    ¶ Friday, April 29, 2005

  Temporary Leave of Absence If you have sent me email, within the last 2 weeks please forgive my lack of response. Life is a journey, for now my journey requires me to be away from the wonderful wide web. I need to spend time with my family, and most importantly my Daughter and Son. For now I cannot tell you when I will be back online. I hope you enjoy the Embroidery Database Grouper Club. Thank you all for your generousity. I already miss my daily interaction with all my friends I have met world wide. Africa, Aussie, Chile, Peru, Italy, just to name a few of you.
You have all taught me many different things in different areas, I hope I was able to return the favor. I know there are many people not mentioned, sorry and thank you.

Education and Knowledge, with that we are unstoppable.

BrueNET/ THC420
RLWagner

PS
The fight to make home embroidery affordable, and remove the taconi monopoly on the home embroider will always be a priority for me online and off.  ¶ Wednesday, April 27, 2005

  Wilcom Design Warehouse / Wilcom ES Designer

Setting Up a Scheduled Back-Up Task for Wilcom Design Warehouse (WP#0005)
Create a scheduled backup of your Wilcom Design Warehouse design and image files.
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Integrating Crystal Reports with Wilcom Design Warehouse (WP#0008)
Integrate Seagate Crystal Reports with some Sample reports. With practice you can extend the capabilities of these reports to your advantage.
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Integrating Wilcom Design Warehouse With 3rd Party Systems (WP#0009)
Outlines the Database Structure for Design Warehouse as well as notes and simple scripts programmers can use to integrate key fields with other databases.              
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How to create sub Databases for your Salesperson's Laptop (WP#0013)
Createa sub database of your Design Warehouse database that your salesperson can take on the road, without giving them access to your valuable design files.
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Design Warehouse Table and Field changes between version 7.x and 8.0 (WP#0014)
This paper documents the high level changes in table structure between the version 7.x Wilcom Design Warehouse and the version 8.0 Design Warehouse.             

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Wilcom ES Designer

 

Backup and Recover Designs (WP#0003)
Backing up and saving your designs is an important thing to consider when creating embroidery designs. There are Auto Backup and Auto Save features within your Wilcom Designer software that you can use while creating designs. It is important to understand what these features do in order to utilize them properly.
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Auto Jump, Connectors and Machine Values (WP#0004)
Understanding the relationship between the Machine Value Jump settings, the Connectors Jump settings and the Auto Jump settings is important if you want more control over the jump lengths when you sew a design out on the embroidery machine.
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Creating Images from Embroidery Files (WP#0007)
Creating bitmap images from your embroidery designs can be done in several ways. From V7.0 onwards, ES Designer has the ability to create bitmap images from your design via the click of a button. Images of your designs can be used for publication to websites or for e-mailing to potential customers.
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Tips and Tricks for Input C (WP#0010)
Working with Input C (also known as center-line input) can be a fast and accurate way to digitize a column of stitches with a consistent width. It works well for borders and outlining designs, however there are many quick tricks you can use when working with Input C that make it more powerful than you may have realized.
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Underlay (WP#0011)
Underlay, the light density layer of stitches that gets covered by the top stitches, serves an important role in the embroidery process. This document covers the basic uses of Underlay and gives some examples of which underlay to use for various types of objects.
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Editing Stitch Files (WP#0012)
Stitch Files, which only contain basic information such as x,y coordinates, color changes and machine functions can be opened with the option to recognise Objects and Outlines in ES Designer, to create an outline object from a stitch file. ES Designer will create objects and outlines based on patterns made by the stitches in the design. Recognition of stitch files is also customizable via advanced options.
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  ¶ Sunday, April 10, 2005