DRAWings PRO XI Embroidery software for MAC OS

DRAWings PRO XI Features

DRAWstitch launches the new DRAWings® version XI

DRAWings® has been the first embroidery software to be fully integrated with a graphics designing software. Now, DRAWings® XI, goes one step beyond with its full MAC compatibility. It has the powerful combination of its new easy-to-use built-in designer and its ability to work seamlessly with a graphics software left intact! Create your own designs from scratch with far more ease, transform and edit shapes, add text, all in 3D designing mode. Produce stunning designs with crystals/rhinestones easily that you can combine with embroidery or textile printing.
Now every design can be your embroidery fill type that will fill in your new creations. The array fill will change the way you used to fill your embroidery designs The new automated monogramming tool together with the hundreds of decorative frames (Borders, Corners, Sides) will give you all you need to create your monogram designs.
You can now use the software to create and cut your appliqué designs or any other material by connecting it directly with the most popular cutters in the market.

NOTE: DRAWings® PRO XI comes in one edition: the equivalent of the up to now known as "Professional Edition" of DRAWings software and reads all ".DRAW" files created from any previous version.
All features and tools of the previous Professional Editions have remained intact in this new DRAWings® PRO XI version!
DRAWings PRO XI is no longer support CorelDRAW software for in place activation. Although, you can copy designs from CorelDRAW, paste them inside DRAWings PRO XI and they will be automatically converted to stitches.

Support for the latest .PDF, .AI and .EPS file formats

The updated version supports the latest .ai, .pdf, .eps files saved with the default settings from the Adobe® Ιllustrator software

Create beautiful designs easily with the "Full circle" preset of the Circular array tool

Create an array of objects placed on a circle, automatically, by using the "Full circle" preset. It will save you time and give you the ability to create amazing designs.

Insert multiple hoops automatically

You can now insert and position multiple hoops easier. This is very useful for designs that need multiple-hoops.

Dark theme to match your mac OS

The software supports the dark theme that was recently introduced by the latest mac OS. The software automatically recognizes the theme color and switches appropriately. Fully adjusts to the theme of your MAC.

Convert your designs to redwork

One step conversion of any design to redwork (designs that are created with red running stitches on white fabric). Create light weight embroidery designs by keeping only their outlines. Redwork designs are a trend traditional way of for creating clear minimal designs yet but still beautiful and modern.

Convert any photo to a beautiful PaintStitch masterpiece

Any photo can now become a beautiful embroidery design. With PaintStitch you will get photo-realistic embroidery results with the use of the advanced, patented algorithms that were implemented for this purpose. PaintStitch designs are perfect for frames, gifts and for capturing unique moments.

Create designs with curved stitches

You can now add curve directions on step filled objects to give them a wavy look. Just apply a normal straight direction and drag it from the middle to make it a curve. The stitches then automatically follow the curvature of the direction.

Automatic floral design creation

This is a new revolutionary feature which dynamically creates floral designs and fill areas to apply to your designs. You may combine this feature with your own designs and even set your own flower designs to be used by the floral creation. The combinations are unlimited.

Create designs with blended thread colors (gradient fill)

Blending colors is now possible with the new gradient fill function. By blending two or more overlapping shapes with gradient fill you can create beautiful fading color effects that change the look and feel of the design completely. You can control the gradient percentage and easily change its direction.

Spiral in closed shapes

Objects that are filled with Piping stitch type can be easily converted into spiral fill objects. You only need a point direction or hole in the middle of the design and your spiral is ready. You can even apply styles on the spiral stitches and get beautiful embroidery results.

Ambience quilting

The software implements an easy way to take any design and create a quilting block from it. Stippling stitches are automatically added around the selected object creating a beautiful echo effect.

Convert fill to center line

With the "Convert fill to center line" function you have the ability to change a fill area made with Satin, Step, Piping etc. into Satin serial or Running stitch. This option is very convenient especially for small text objects. If the text is too small to be filled with Satin stitches, the best alternative is to fill the object with Running stitches by applying this function.

Add ray-like stitch directions of stitches to your designs

Add a point direction and make all satin stitches start from that point and end at the outline of the object. This creates a beautiful ray-like effect with satin stitches.

Find and organize your designs easily with the new File Browser

The new File browser is improved and enhanced with a lot of new features. You can now filter designs by artwork (graphics designs) or by embroidery, preview the designs along with full file browser abilities such as create new folder, cut - copy - paste - move designs, and many more.

Sequence manager re-designed with many new features

The sequence manager has a new right-click menu which includes functionalities such as "Move object before or after", "Group objects", "Reverse order", and more. Order numbers are added together with fill and outline colors for each object, to facilitate the re-ordering process. You can also group the objects by color and customize the information you view on the sequence manager, to minimize clutter when re-ordering large designs.

Multiple units added to Measure tool

The Measure tool is enhanced with more measurement units that give you more flexibility. You can now make precise measurements with the unit you prefer, making your work more efficient. Special units were added such as "physical length" and "stitch length".

DRAWings PRO XI - Getting started videos

DRAWings XI PRO Features List

NEW Create designs with curved stitches
NEW Add ray-like stitch directions of stitches to your designs
NEW Convert any photo to a beautiful PaintStitch masterpiece
NEW Convert your designs to redwork
NEW Automatic Floral Design creation
NEW Create designs with blended thread colors (gradient fill)
NEW Fit design and hoop in the viewing port of the software
NEW Find and organize your designs easily with the new File Browser

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NEW Dark theme to match your macOS
NEW Sequence manager re-designed with many new features
NEW Multiple units added to Measure tool
NEW More style positioning abilities
NEW Center designs to hoop automatically
NEW Ambience quilting
NEW Spiral in closed shapes
NEW Convert fill to center line

Includes Wings’ modular® 6

(Complementary only for Windows OS)

Includes ( BASIC, TEXT and EDITING modules) with many new abilities.

Includes the new Wings’ modular 5 version (BASIC, TEXT and Editing modules) with many new abilities

In DRAWings PRO XI package, Wings’ modular 6 embroidery software comes with "Basic", "Text" and "Editing" modules only, that includes many useful embroidery abilities and communicates directly with DRAWings PRO XI. Wings' modular 6 is only available for Windows OS and NOT for MAC OS. It is complementary to DRAWings PRO XI software and it is a free addition.
Inside Wings' modular 6 you have stitch editing abilities, combine embroidery designs by copy and pasting parts of different designs, re-sequence objects, use Pre-digitized fonts to add text on path or inside envelope, change entry and exit points of a design, adjust advanced embroidery parameters such as Density, Underlay, Fix and Lock stitches, change Corner style, adjust compensation, add half pitch compensation, variable pitch on stitch objects and more. In addition Wings’ modular "Basic" module comes with more than 3000 free embroidery designs.

Some of the available features of Editing module are listed below:

Editing abilities for stitch data files(like .dst, .pes, .jef, etc.)
Split stitch objects( like those inside .dst, .pes etc. files)
Re-sequence objects by click and dragging the objects on the Sequence manager
Transform selected objects by creating copy or not
Change the Satin Width (on stitch data objects) by specifying the Growth or the shrink in mm and the direction
Change the density of the selected objects
Rotate, Scale, Mirror selected objects
Convert Step to Satin(on stitch data objects)
Edit Step patterns

Stitch object alignment
Reverse Stitches of the selected Stitch data objects
Smooth the Stitch data objects
Split the Stitch data objects by specifying lines
Create copy of the selected objects by reference line
repeat the last made modification
Specify if the copies of the objects will be placed at the end or after the initial
Duplicate the whole Design
2-point copy of objects