BERNINA DesignerPlus V8 Embroidery Software

Creativity with Color PhotoStitch and 3D Embroidery Designs
Check out the new features of the BERNINA Embroidery Software 8!
Now available on a USB stick, it includes an advanced range of great new features, including 3D effects, for unique surface embellishments.

Turn your favorite photo into embroidered eternity with the new Color PhotoStitch feature. The new 3D Globe Effect brings pattern fills to life while the incredible Couching Effect plays with wool thread and embroidery in combination. Your monograms and letters clearly stand out with Puffy Lettering and the advanced CutWork functions gives your cut-outs outstanding results. Ust the PunchWork and StumpWork options to add special effects in combination with embroidery.

The incredible software freatures are easy to use and navigate thanks to the updated user-friendly interface. The Positioning feature makes it easy to place designs in the right spot. Creating large designs is a cinch because of the Multi-hooping feature which automatically places more than one hoop for large designs. Palette positions are numbered for easy reference within the new Color Management system. And embroidering on quilts just got easier with the new Automated Quilt block layout feature. Whatever you imageine - you can do with the BERNINA Embroidery Software 8 DesignerPlus. Whether it's applying special effects to artwork, adding text, shapes, freehand drawing elements or tracing bitmaps for unique multi-media projects. Easily turn artwork from various graphic formats in just one click using the Automatic Digitizing tool. Preview your design on different article options. Embroidery has never been easier and more fun.

Color PhotoStitch
• Combine two creative passions: Photography and embroidery
• Take a picture and turn it into an incredible embroidery design
• With automatic digitizing your picture is transferred into an easy-to-stitch-out embroidery design - with one click.

3D Globe Effect
• Create an individual spherical look with the 3D Globe Effect
• Turn your flat embroidery into a 3D design only by visual illusion

Couching
• Create special embroidered effects with yarns, cords, wool, etc. in combination with classic stitching
• These sculpted threads stand out on your design for stunning effects and textures.

Integrated Design Library
• Load all your embroidery designs into the library with a click of a button
• Improved and more powerful search engine
• Quicker access to all designs and enhanced design management
• Easy to browse, group and search for embroidery designs

Advanced CutWork: Applique included
• Advanced CutWork function for eyelet embroidery and applique
• Gives you cut-outs outstanding results

Positioning
• Use hoop template and basting stitch markers for exact positioning
• Set the design worksheet and add the template to your preview
• Move and rotate the design within the hoop for a perfect embroidery placement
• Use the advanced print preview options

Multi-Hooping
• Automatically places hoops to cover the entire embroidery design, fitting as many objects as possible into each hoop position
• Preview hooping sequence
• Functions to easily embroidery big designs
• Save as complete design or as separate multi-hooping embroidery machine files

Color Management
• Color chart positions are numbered for easy reference
• Color Wheel features multiple options
• Chosen colors are tagged with a blue marker
• Hide or show unused colors in the chart
• Easy to pick a color and fill separate sections
• Default colors in palette (56 + 3 applique)
• Horizontal or vertical layout

User-Friendly Interface and Improved Features
• Intuitive and easy to manage menu
• Show tool names and enlarge icons for a perfect view
• Design tabs to toggle between multiple designs

Automated Quilt Block Layout
• Automatic quilt background stitching used to create 'echo' quilting designs, like scroll clipped or stipple filled quilt blocks
• Quilt block sizing and positioning aids

Simple Software installation
• USB stick for installation and product key for software activation - No more dongles!
• Installation file with all software components included
• Only DesignerPlus is available as Update, Upgrade or Full Version. EditorPlus is discontinued
• Compatible with Windows 7 - 10

Further features of BERNINA Embroidery Software 8
• StumpWork
• PunchWork
•Trapunto
• 3D Puffy Lettering: choose from many fonts
• CorelDraw Essentials X6 included
• Color Wheel and Color Management
• Style Preview: combine your sewing project with embroidery
• Stitch Types (Fills and Outlines): Sculpted Run Outline and Zigzag Outline
• Right-click menu for object editing
• Feedback Reporter to report software issues
• Save designs in the all new V8 ART format