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Metro Embroidery Thread is proud to introduce Ken Parsons new digitizing software, Ricoma DISC Platinum an easy and friendly software that allow you to create professional designs for all computerized embroidery machines.

Ricoma Platinum Features List

KPD Compositions Digitizing Lettering and Editing Software

The Answer To All Of Your Digitizing Needs.

Both KPD Compositions Advanced and Pro are designed to allow both the novice and professional experienced digitizer to create even the most intricate designs with ease and speed. The program is completely customizable so that you can choose to digitize using Bezier, simple draw and freehand drawing tools. You can also choose if you wish the program to decide where each segment starts and ends and the direction of the stitching, or you can make those choices manually.

For beginners KPD Compositions can be used to totally automate the digitizing process, essentially eliminating the learning curve. For the advanced the built in styles, customization of tools and hotkeys, speed up the process and provide a very comfortable and familiar user interface.

KPD Compositions has no equal in the industry today. There are currently no other products able to offer the same benefits and the same power without sacrificing either ease of use or a short learning curve.

Prepare to discover a whole new world with KPD Compositions. You will find a product that incorporates the newest technology, never seen before in embroidery applications. A user friendly interface, automatic functions for every application, and quality control built into every stitch type, work together to make it the obvious choice for quickly and easily executing every embroidery task.

KPD Compositions has no comparison, and the huge number of tools available work together so you can enjoy the benefits in every stage of your project.

KPD Compositions creates quality embroidery every time, whether you let it do the work automatically or choose to take tighter control over the individual operations.

KPD Compositions will allow you to increase the quality in your designs with less effort, whether they are simple logos or sophisticated works of art or anything in between.

3D workspace

Auto-set stitch properties based upon fabric choice

Apply 3D effect

Slow redraw - simulate sew-out

Docking toolbars

Sequence Manager shows Backdrops icons

3D visualization in 2D and Photorealistic mode showing thread twisting

Transparent rulers

Apply 3D embroidery effect to any design

Customizable tool color schemes

Unlimited redo undo

Auto-Digitize with branches

Convert between stitch types

Add sections to existing embroidery objects

Advanced Satin, Applique, Fill with voids, Steil, artwork, symbols (Platinum)

Auto-branching in manual Digitizing (Platinum)

Color/Segment reorder

Easily copy, re-size and re-orient in one step

Alignment abilities between objects

Auto density adjustments when resizing stitch designs.

Convert stitch design to outline designs

Multi design convert and output

Random jagged stitches (Platinum)

Branches

Magic Wand to auto fill sections of your design with the stitch of your choice (Platinum)

Fill pattern editor

Transform

Variable density control (Platinum)

Closest point control

Short Stitch control (Platinum)

Circle Template

Neckline Template

Repeat

Customize the working area

Customize the digitizing tools

Use hot keys for quicker response and design creation

Insert comments to objects

Select/hide by objects

Select/hide by color

Select/hide by segment

Show embroidering sequence

Re-order objects on sequence manager

Use guidelines while digitizing

Load, save color palette and background color

Use magnifier to view your design better

Convert vector artwork into editable embroidery designs (Platinum)

Convert .jpg or .bmp images to cross stitches or standard embroidery

Add new text string to existing design

Adjustable Grid

Automatic density adjustment during size changes (STO)

Break Apart Text

Bezier curves

Create new design

Compensation for satin, step (Platinum)

Change text setting (typeface, text)

Change color, background color

Change Start and End of design

Change density, stitch length

Clipart tool to insert designs

Choose/change from full range of underlay stitches

Duplicate text string

Design Slow Redraw

Envelope lettering in predefined shapes

Floating, dock-able tool bars

Full automatic corners (corner on/off)

Name drop

Includes 10 pre-digitized fonts

Includes 100 pre-digitized fonts (Platinum)

Join Sections (to branches)

Reorder sequence of text string

Resize, Rotate, distort letters of text string

Ruler, Measure

Outline node editor

Edit stitches (Platinum)

Online help

Advanced hot keys

Left, right, center and stretch justification

Lettering with automatic, adjustable kerning

Lettering with intelligent closest point connection

Lettering in line, arc, circle with rubber band

Load, save color palette

Show stitches

Show stitch and block Shadows

Show embroidery sequence

Shrink/Grow, stretch, rotate, slant, text using handles

Short/Long stitches

Sequence Manager display letters

Languages: English, Chinese, German, Spanish

Print with technical information

Sequin (option)

Platinum

Pro

Created to be fun to use and virtually fool proof, KP Compositions™ walks you through the process of designing your own layouts and editing the designs to achieve the exact look you want. Simply choose the fabric, the machine brand and the placement area, the software will automatically set the parameters* for a great finished design.

Three easy steps to get started.

Select your fabric type or project.

Select your embroidery fomat.

Select your garment or home décor pattern.

Easily place designs in the perfect locations as you work.

Choose from built-in location shapes or start with a blank page and draw your own location.

KP Classic Designs or Designables can easily be placed by dragging them onto the placement areas.

Merge other designs you own onto the page and create just the right combination of embroidery.

Align, rotate and mirror image any part of a design or the whole design.

Resize designs or groups of designs, stitches will automatically recalculate.

Change the colors in designs choosing from popular thread palettes.

Use automatic colorsort, sequence and entry/exit to automatically optimize designs.

Add an autobaste around finished designs for exact placement in the hoop.

View design creations all along the way.

3-D view gives a realistic preview of your embroidery.

Turn the grid view on and off as needed while designing.

Make sure the design composition will fit into the chosen hoop with the hoop view.

The sequence view displays all the sections of your designs at all times.

Zoom in to see more detail and out to view the whole composition.

Pan around to move from one section to another when in the zoom mode.

Use slow draw to see just how the design will sew out.

Add Instant Lettering, Phrases and Monograms.

Choose popular words and phrases to add in English, French or Italian with the built-in Instant Phrase Translator.

Create your own phrases in any of the three languages using the Web Translator.

Create single words or multi-line text using the built-in professionally digitized fonts.

Choose from 3 monogram styles to accent any design project.

Easy to use tools make creating designs in your personal style easy.

Cut, copy and paste within a location or from one location to another.

Use power copy for quick placement of multiple copies.

Select and delete sections or even parts of a section.

Alignment and spacing for specialty items is simple with the line and circle templates.

Use run, and satin stitch tools to accent your design composition or create you own unique design.

Use KP Compositions with KP Classic Designs and Designables for even more easy design creation.

All KP designs will instantly show up in the Design Library for easy drag and drop placement.

Adjust density manually for fine tuning designs.

Change the stitch length for detailing final embroidery.

Other time saving features.

Work on more than one project at a time with the Muti-page interface.

Create custom hoop sizes to allow any size design to be saved.

Save the whole design project as a working file for future editing.

Includes a split wizard to instantly split designs for multi-positon hoops.

*Density and pull compensation for KP Classic Designs and Designables will automatically adjust. Ken Parsons' Design collections also include the KPF outline file format, making them the perfect complement to the KP Compositions software.

KP Compositions works with the following formats:

PES, SEW, JEF, HUS, KPF, PCS, DST, XXX, EXP, SHV, AND VIP.

System Requirements:

Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor or higher

Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP operating system

500MB RAM or higher

1GB free hard drive disk space

1024x768 video resolution or higher

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Ricoma DISC Platinum Digitizing Software

Version : Platinum

Price $1,200