A challenge for all digitizers is to be creative! With business demands focusing on machine time reduction and minimal stitches, the drive to develop unique, innovative embroidery design concepts is sometimes lost in the busy design room. Armed with the right tools such as Wilcom's ES 45, that creative process can be simplified, easy to learn and powerful to use. Wilcom ES 45 offers the digitizer a creative alternative to standard digitizing and contains the full power of Wilcom's Lettering, Editing and Digitizing packages. EPS-Your software working together Quickly convert inserted simple vector objects to embroidery objects using the Stitch Angle tool in Wilcom ES 9. Complex vector objects, such as those with holes, can also be converted to filled objects or outlines, using the optional tool Point and Stitch. Alternatively, copy & paste your embroidery design directly to CorelDRAW® or Adobe Illustrator® to convert it to vector objects. Even basic designs come to life More effects than you can poke a needle at! You want effects? You got it! Jagged Edge, Florentine, Flexi Split, Program Splits, Liquid Effect… The list goes on and on and so will your creative power with Wilcom ES 45. Save your unique combination of effects and settings in your Style Favorites list. Access these Styles later to instantly transform your new design objects into an embroidery creative wonder! Create interesting open-fill effects using Trapunto. Trapunto forces the travel runs of your complex fill object to the object boundary allowing for large stitch density. Automatically hide traveling runs Dazzling Effects with Flexi Split Turn a normal satin column into a decorative satin column with Flexi Split. Select from 70 different Flexi Split patterns to create a Program Split style affect along your column object. Automatic sequencing with Branching Automatically sequence your designs using Branching to remove unnecessary trims and jumps. Select a number of objects of the same stitch type, and apply Branching. Wilcom ES will automatically create travel runs removing unwanted trim and jumps. Automatically find the most efficient sew sequence Convert True Type fonts with unbelievable clarity Too good to be True! The improvements to Wilcom's TrueType Font generation are astounding allowing even greater control of turning satin strokes, "T" junction and "O" join overlaps. Take Wingdings, one of Windows most complicated TrueType Fonts, for a test drive and you will be amazed with the accurate results in Wilcom ES 9! 45 Creative Digitizing Facts Full Vector file support 13 powerful digitizing tools Auto Branching Fancy effects with Flexi Split, Liquid Effect & Motif Fill 3D Warp Auto Branching Input C, Motif Run Trapunto to force complex fill travel runs to the boundary Contour and Spiral Stitch Windows TrueType Font conversion with turning satin strokes Major Feature List (Summary Only) 129 Alphabets and Symbols included Create baselines Change letter sewing sequence Scale, rotate, skew and reshape text Envelope - Bridge, Pennant, Perspective, Diamond  New  Team Names/Individual Height  New  Lettering Auto-Frame  New  Lettering preview window Automatic conversion of True Type Fonts  New  True Type Fonts Input A, Input B, Input C, Complex Fill Single Run, Triple Run  New  Backstitch  New  Stemstitch Smart Design automatic digitizing Branching - Auto sequence  New  Photo Flash-now standard Multiple Colorways Print Production Worksheet and Production Summary Direct connect to embroidery machines Read / create embroidery disks or tapes Send designs as attached files in e-mails Import Vector drawing - EPS, EMF, WMF, DXF Export designs as EPS, EMF Import bipmap drawings - BMP, JPG, PCX Export designs as BMP, JPG, PCX View design in True View Slow Redraw simulated sewing Scale, rotate and mirror objects on-screen Move and delete stitches with Stitch Edit Manual Stitch Satin, Zigzag, Tatami, E-Stitch Program Split, Motif Fill Create Motif Run Jagged Edge Flexi Split Florentine Effect Liquid Effect Contour stitch, Spiral stitch Motif 3D Warp Trapunto Automatic Pull Compensation Column Width Automatic Underlay Shortening, Fractional Spacing Edit machine functions and change machine type Design Explorer Options for ES-45 Create custom alphabets Smart Pack-Point & Stitch, Auto Trace Shaping Tools Integrated drawing tools  New  Accordion Spacing, Color Blending  New  Mirror - Merge  New  Remove Overlaps Cross Stitch Standard Chenille Design Workflow