PE-Design Ver.7 has the following new features.

Stitch generation

•  Added Line Sewing Type: Triple Stitch
•  Added Region Sewing Type: Random Walking Stitch (stippling-style stitch)
•  Variations of under sewing
  - Added new under sewing type to the Region Sewing Attributes
  - Under sewing can be set for zigzag stitching, manual punching, and text
• Motif stitch can be set to manual punching
• Piping Stitch can be set to regions
• New zigzag stitch corners have been added to the Line Sewing Attributes
  - (2 styles of Sharp Corners)
• Expanded motif sizing and spacing
  - The motif can be spaced vertically and horizontally ("Spacing", "H-Spacing" and "V-Spacing")
  - The motif can be sized up to 100 x 100 mm (3.94 x 3.94 inches)

Editing functions and user interface

• Auto repeat using arrow keys
• Can save Personal Sewing Attribute settings
  Layout & Editing
  + Newly created custom Fonts can be used in Layout & Editing (From Font Creator)
  + New Small Fonts (Minimum Font size 3.0 mm (0.12 inch))
  + Embroidery letters of 2-byte characters for True Type Font can be entered (Japanese, Chinese, Korean, etc.)
  + Monogramming function includes more decorative frames. All built in fonts, True Type Font, and custom created fonts from Font Creator can now be used with the Monogram function
  + Transforming text can be done by dragging. Kerning, Sizing, Rotating, vertical offset can be done by dragging the individual letters
  + Can generate a curved outline in the Auto Punch function
  + Improved editing functions for curved outlines
  + Shape tool has been added to the left tool bar with 24 built in shapes
  + Six additional stitch formats can be imported and exported: All formats include: .pec, .pes, .dst, .exp, .pcs, .hus,
  .vip, .shv, .jef, .sew, .csd, .xxx and .phc (.pec and .phc are import only.)
  + Additional fading levels in Image display
  + Enables the ability to drag & drop clip art, pes files, and stitch format files into Layout & Editing
  + Improved Photo Stitch function:
     - Easier process to create an embroidery pattern from a Photo
     - Improved processing speed and color selection
  Design Center
  + "Detect Outlines" function to select the outline of an image in "Cut out to Line Image" dialog
  + "Figure Handle Stage" has the ability to connect/split a line
  + Enables the color of a portion of the outline to be changed in the Sew Setting Stage
  + New button to easily export a design from Sew Setting Stage to Layout & Editing
  + Allows up to 20 Undo/Redo operations
  + Enables to display template image on Figure Handle Stage and enable to display original image on Sew Setting
  Stage in the Reference Window
  Design Database
  + Can drag and drop a design from the Design Database into Layout & Editing
  + Can write to an original card from Design Database
  + Property box when outputting CSV files and printing, enables to output the thread codes

General

• New Font Creator program to create custom fonts
• Automatically checks and updates the newest version
• Additional sample files for images and embroidery patterns