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NEW! creative 4D Embroidery System

Create your own branch of creative 4D Software

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creative 4D software

More unique, versatile, and personalized than ever before!

You are the creator!

Everyone with a passion for embroidery will love the new creative 4D software from Pfaff. There have never been so many creative possibilities, nor has embroidery software been so easy and convenient to use.

Design your own world. Turn your favorite pictures and photos into the newest embroidery creations. Document special occasions for your loved ones with embroidered monograms or personal text. Create enchanting cross stitch motifs. Embellish pictures with free-hand effects. Edit and combine design elements as the mood strikes you. Developed by professionals - especially for embroiderers like you!

The creative 4D software is clearly organized and easy to understand. Everything you embroider is presented in 3D reality. Preview your designs realistically prior to stitching using your favorite threads, fabric, garment or quilt block. The final results will impress you with their perfection.

Welcome to the world of unlimited possibilities - creative 4D software from Pfaff.

You are the 4th dimension!

The world of embroidery is three-dimensional...
and you are the 4th dimension - your ideas and your creativity.

The creative 4D software can be personalized by you. Customize it for your embroidery machine, your embroidery hoops, your threads and more! Choose from the creative 4D Organizer to easily locate your designs and pictures to the ultimate creative 4D Suite which allows you full creative possibilities. Pfaff has the embroidery software package designed for you!

If you want the best of the best, the creative 4D Suite is your package. It contains the complete range of creative 4D software plus 5 exclusive modules. In addition it has 50 wonderful bonus embroideries from the creative collections; 350 embroideries in total. Also, over 55,000 clipart and 13,000 photos are included!

To learn more, go to www.pfaff.com or visit your Pfaff dealer.

The Pfaff creative embroidery system!

Experience 3D Reality

• View designs in 3D on your choice of 7 textured fabric backgrounds.
• Designs are shown in your preferred hoop.
• Zoom function.
• Print designs in 3D.

Select your favorite colors:

• Over 13,000 threads; 27 manufacturers.
• View specialty threads (including metallic, multi-color and varying thicknesses).
• Easy color changes with the numbered color blocks and scrolling realistic color palette.
• Choose thread-color palettes/themes.
• Reduce the number of thread changes before you stitch using ColorSort.

Personalize your system with the 4D Configure wizard:

• Select from your own thread stash using MyThreads.
• Set your connection options using MyMachines.
• Choose from your own hoops with MyHoops, including most popular brands of machines.

QuickLink toolbar and visible clipboard for easy Copy and Paste.

Two Send options included: the quick and easy way to send one embroidery to your machine. Unlimited Undo/Redo functions available in most modules.

Help is always at hand! Printed User's Guides, Quick Reference Cards, Internet FAQs, Learning Center with interactive tutorials and more.

creative 4D Embroidery

Adjust, personalize and combine your embroidery designs!

Load your favorite embroideries on screen. Add stylish monograms, and combine them to create new embroideries!

• Arrange your designs: rotate, mirror image, change colors and combine - anything is possible.
• Resize any area with stitch-density control.
• Use the Encore feature to automatically repeat and reflect your design along a line, around a circle or to border your hoop.
• Make any embroidery Endless.
• Use shapes and letters to personalize all your projects:
• Choose from over 100 specially created fonts and 396 Shapes.
• Alternatively, create lettering from most TrueType®and OpenType® fonts on your computer.
• Change the appearance of lettering by using one of 21 envelope shapes.
• Check Spelling as you type and edit lettering after creation.
• Add to your designs using your favorite stitches from your machine and a number of unique motifs, including beautiful hand stitches.
• Center the design automatically in the hoop.

And a lot more...

creative 4D Embroidery Extra

Create designs automatically for your personalized project!

All the amazing features of creative 4D embroidery, plus: Create beautiful designs from your favorite pictures automatically - with the ExpressDesign Wizard.

• ExpressEmbroidery - Create a traditional embroidery using areas of satin stitch and fill stitches.
• ExpressTrace - Trace outlines in a picture.
• ExpressBorder - Create borders of running stitch, motifs, satin stitch or appliqué around enclosed areas in a picture.

Edit sections of an embroidery as well as a whole design or monogram: Select a group of stitches, then move, add or delete

them. Rotate, Mirror, Scale and Resize, too.

Includes creative 4D Organizer! Find your designs and pictures easily.

And a lot more...

Also includes 4D Vision!

View multiple embroideries on real garments, quilt blocks and fabrics!

• Over 600 Garments including dressmaking patterns, 600 Quilt Blocks, Fabric libraries.
• View decorations, such as unlimited appliqués, beads, and sequins on your designs.
• See Solar Active and Glow in the Dark threads change on the computer screen.
• Preview specialty techniques which use twin needles and dual threads.
• Print real-size templates for your project.

creative 4D Design Enhancer

Split, alter and rearrange designs!

Use the included creative 4D Stitch Editor to take your favorite details and elements from one or more existing embroideries and arrange them in a completely new way.

• Design Optimizer improves the stitch-out of most embroideries, both in speed and quality.
• Frame your embroidery with wonderful Border and Appliqué options: Choose from 50 shapes or draw your own shape to create a new embroidery with a satin stitch or appliqué border. Crop the embroidery inside or outside of the border or simply overlay the border.
• Transform your design with the fantastic point and global morphing effects.
• Use the exclusive PatternMakeTM features to add beautiful patterns to your embroideries. Choose from over 200 stamps to make a single stamp, stamp along a line or fill an area.
• Resize designs with density control and adjustable options. The Density Adviser allows you to check and reduce the stitch density of any embroidery.
• Select specific stitches by block, color, polygon or freehand and then adjust them. Use the Stitch Player to play through an embroidery as if it were being stitched out.
• Add or delete stitches, color changes, stops or trim commands. Also choose from Nine Tie stitches to improve design stitch-out.

Also includes creative 4D Design Aligner!

• Lay out large designs for your own hoop.
• Split large designs into multiple sections automatically.
• Add alignment stitches automatically for easy re-hooping.
• Adjust the overlap areas between hoops.
• Print templates to help you complete your project.

creative 4D Cross Stitcher

Design beautiful cross stitch embroideries!

Sensational! Unique cross stitch designs with the quality of hand-stitching and the speed of a machine. Incredibly easy and accurate.

• Create your own cross stitch embroideries. Use pictures as templates or let the Cross Stitch Design Wizard create a design for you automatically.
• Traditional and modern stitches. Choose from full crosses, half, quarter, mini- and half-height or half-width crosses, fixed or free backstitch and French knots.
• Designs come to life. Choose between block, 2D and 3D displays. Automatically reflect your design up to eight times with the amazing Multiply feature.
• Draw shapes with crosses or outlines and fill patterns. Over 150 special cross stitch and blackwork fill patterns are included.
• Elegant cross stitch lettering: Choose from 27 back stitch and cross stitch fonts, including Multi-color fonts, or create a monogram from most TrueType® or Open Type® fonts on your computer.

And a lot more...

creative 4D Sketch

Create your own free-motion embroidery designs!

Like a free-motion embroidery artist, you can bring your treasured pictures to life by enhancing them with embroidered textures.

• Add stitches and embroidery highlights to your favorite photos, paintings or existing designs with the help of your mouse or the pen and Inspira drawing tablet included in certain packages.
• Choose from a variety of fabulous stitch types to add texture to your pictures (Single stitch, Free-Motion, Horizontal ZigZag, Calligraphy ZigZag, and many more).
• Print the picture directly on printable fabric then embroider your masterpiece with the touch of a button.
• Create quilt stippling stitches in Quilt Motion with perfectly regulated stitch length. Embroider your signature or use the Calligraphy feature to create beautiful monograms.
• Use the amazing Motif Motion feature to draw with your favorite machine stitches.
• Embellish existing embroideries with extra stitching.

Revolutionary: Patents on many features!

Optional: Inspira 4D Drawing Kit!

Inspira drawing tablet and pen, 5000 clipart and 5000 photos to use with your 4D Sketch software.

All in one!   creative 4D Suite from Pfaff.

Design your own unique embroidery creations with breathtaking results.
Everything is possible - with the sensational software creative 4D Suite from Pfaff.
It contains the complete range of creative 4D software plus 5 incredible extra modules.
Let yourself be inspired. Design and embroider your own ideas.
Welcome to your world of unlimited possibilities!

creative 4D Suite

Only in 4D Suite! 5 exclusive modules!

creative 4D Design Creator

Create a design automatically from a picture, then transform it into a masterpiece!

• ExpressEmbroidery - Create your traditional embroidery using areas of satin stitch and fill stitches.
• ExpressTrace - Trace outlines in a picture.
• ExpressBorder - Create borders of running stitch, motifs, satin stitch or appliqué around enclosed areas in a picture.
• Create your pictures using the drawing tools and Mini-pics. Filter and improve your pictures, or add interesting effects. Save pictures or send them to the Wizards.
• Adjust designs using easy editing features: Navigate around the design with the Filmstrip, convert between stitch types and patterns, and much more.
• Amazing fill patterns and techniques - choose from over 250 fill patterns or make your own. Emboss fill areas with personal highlights. Set the start and end points of fill areas, if desired, and use up to 500 holes. Use gradient density to produce beautiful shading effects.
• Beautiful specialty fill types include Radial, Spiral, Shape fill with 50 shape styles (and motif options), and Quilt Stipple fill.

creative 4D Fabric Decorator

• Embellish fabric with wonderful motifs using your favorite machine embroidery stitches.
• Design your own motifs, too!
• Trace areas automatically or draw Free hand in "tablet mode".

creative 4D Picture Stitch

• Embroider unique greeting cards, family quilts, framed portraits and much more using photos from your own family albums.
• Choose from three color modes and six monochrome modes.

creative 4D Stitch Artist

• Create new stitches for your Pfaff creative embroidery machine.
• Trace areas automatically or draw Freehand in "tablet mode".

creative 4D Font Digitizing

• Create your own Fonts and Shapes to use in the 4D Embroidery System.

creative 4D Organizer

Find your designs and pictures easily!

• Convert embroideries from one format to another, one at a time or in batches. Convert designs and pictures to images from .zip files.
• Browse, sort, search, view, catalog and print your designs in 3D with realistic thread colors in full-sized or thumbnail images.

And a lot more...

creative 4D smart card station

The Link between your embroidery machine and computer!

The creative smart card station allows you to save your embroidery creations on your own personal creative smart card or creative card. It provides the link between your computer and embroidery machine.

Help is always at hand!

Printed User's Guides, Quick Reference Cards, Internet FAQs, Learning Center with interactive tutorials and more.
Holder to organize your User's Guides and binder for Quick Reference Cards included! Store all your guides neatly!