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Old October 6th, 2009 Oct 6, 2009 8:27:43 AM -   #1 (permalink)
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I am as new to embroidery as you can get, and ordered the Stitch Era Universal software to start learning and be able to do lettering etc.

First of all, I'm amazed that this is free - it seems like incredibly powerful software... I just need to learn how to use it!

My questions right now is about adding a vector file. I have Illustrator CS3 but do not have Corel Draw. When I try to add a vector I see the option for .ai files and I can select a .ai file, but when Stitch Era tries to open it I get a message that says "There's no CorelDRAW compatible version installed" Is this a function that only the paid version can do? Do I really need Corel Draw AND Illustrator to make this work? Any help is appreciated!
 
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Hi Josh,
The AI "interpreter" actually works through Corel. No problem though.... In illustrator, you can export your file as a WMF or EMF. If you you save the files, then import them throught the vector import, you will be able to use what you've created in Adobe.

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Old October 6th, 2009 Oct 6, 2009 9:32:28 AM -   #3 (permalink)
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Excellent! Thank you! And btw, thanks for getting the software out so fast too!
 
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Excellent! Thank you! And btw, thanks for getting the software out so fast too!
To add to what Ian said, you don't need to Corel to do the vector conversion backwards, that is, to turn stitches into vector, then save it to EMF.

Or, once you have the vector art on the screen, you don't need Corel either to auto digitize it or apply Art To Stitch.

It's only to load an AI or CDR directly on the screen that you'll need Corel installed.
 
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