Embroidery i2 Plug-in for Adobe Illustrator

Experience the freedom... Create embroidery inside Adobe® Illustrator®

Embroidery i2 provides the ability to draw objects with Adobe® Illustrator® and convert the objects to stitches within the same window. Since it's a plug-in, Embroidery i2 works on both Mac and PC!

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Embroidery i2
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	A familiar interface, an intuitive way to work. The days of having to struggle with an unfamiliar new environment and a separate software application to create embroidery are over. With Embroidery i2, you’ll work right inside Adobe Illustrator – you’ll have special palettes that help create embroidery from vector art, and just like the special effects and textures that you can apply to your drawings, you can now apply embroidery stitches. There are garment recipes to help you along, so you don’t have to guess the parameters needed to sew on pique, silks, fleece, jacket backs, etc. All inside an interface that you know and love.
	Merge embroidery designs with lettering. Adding text to existing designs is a great way to personalize your embroidery projects. With over 125 specially digitized embroidery fonts included in Embroidery i2, plus access to hundreds of TTFs that can be converted quickly into any stitch type, including satin stitches, you are limited only by your imagination. Go forth and create...
	Editing power. Slice satin stitches without slicing the original outline with the virtual slice tool. This fantastic feature allows you to properly direction the satin stitches without altering the shape. Edit beads easily- whether you’re working with start stop beads, direction beads or the beads that control the slice lines – you have complete control over stitch placement. Tell the angle lines where you want them to go- simply drag the lines to the new location, and the stitches will obey your command. I2 gives you all the editing power you need to make beautiful designs run perfectly on the embroidery machine.
	Draw your shapes and apply any stitch you like. Draw in Illustrator® like you normally would, and turn the drawing into shiny satin stitches that catch the light, or apply a textured fill so rich you can’t wait to run your hand over it. Or, open an existing vector file and assign stitches to quickly create a beautiful embroidery design. Converting a non-vector file to embroidery is also possible: create vectors by tracing manually or automatically over the shape. Then, apply stitches: Steil, Satin, Complex Fill, Cross Stitch, Runs, Programmed Runs and fills, Carved fills and more.. to create amazing embroidery. Change your mind as often as you’d like, experimenting with the different stitch types till you have just what you want.
	Control your embroidery. Settings that let you sew perfectly are all available at your fingertips in Embroidery i2. Control pull compensation so your embroidery does not stretch the fabric, add underlay to stabilize surfaces to sew on, change density or stitch length easily- your stitches will behave just like you expect them to, and get you top marks each time!
	Never ending fonts. Create outstanding embroidery lettering with over 125 specially digitized embroidery fonts that are included in Embroidery i2. These fonts are professionally digitized and closest-point connected. Plus, you can convert any TTF into embroidery, giving you instant access to hundreds of fonts that can be used to personalize embroidery. Put text on a curve, wave, a straight line or anywhere the design needs it. Envelopes create interesting shapes for text that looks great on sweatshirts and casual wear. Embroidery i2 includes special fonts for small lettering, too. We think of everything so you don't have to!
	Fills and more fills. Fill stitches cover large areas with textured patterns, keeping the overall stitch count (and cost) low. Often chosen for their textures- they can mimic animal fur, snake skin, paved roads, brickwork, even the 3D texture of a pineapple, fills are very important to embroidery. We give you over 22 standard fills, 135 carved fills and over 150 programmed fills so you can create unique textures with thread.
	Thread Charts Embroidery needs its own thread colors, so we’ve included most of the popular thread charts used today in Embroidery i2. Pick the thread chart you want to use to apply thread colors to your design.
	Steil Borders Add automatic steil borders along any shape you draw. Great for outlining segments and refining designs.
	Cross-stitch and Cross-stitch Fill Tools Create the look of hand-sewn cross-stitch with ease.
	Slice Tool Slice satin segments for greater control over angle lines and stitch directions of closed and difficult shapes.
	Complex Fill with Holes Create complex shapes with holes. Software intelligently places stitches, while preserving the holes, for stunning results. For extra ease, load and AutoTrace an image and convert to Complex Fill.
	Vector File and TrueType Font Input Import vector files (.eps, .ai, .cdr, etc.) or copy and paste vectors from Adobe Illustrator and CorelDRAW, to keep the original vector points and colors. Quickly convert vectors to any available stitch type for easy embroidery creation.