Pattern Maker Viewer

Pattern Maker Viewer is a handy and reliable application whose main purpose is to provide users with an easy way of viewing files created with Pattern Maker.

The program bears no cost and is aimed at users who are looking to explore cross stitch patterns together with symbol management and printing options. The formats supported by the program are XSD and PAT, which is the proprietary format of Pattern Maker.

The installation process is quite easy to follow through, as it only requires that you press a few ‘Next’ buttons. The user interface, which is simple, yet intuitive, is primarily dedicated to the design itself, while the management of its feature set can be done using the built-in menus.

There’s also a quick toolbar with access to the most common functions, such as viewing modes, zoom, show or hide grid, as well as enable or disable outlining. Files can be added using the dedicated command, but drag and drop is also supported.

Once the pattern has been loaded, the possibilities to manage it become more and more appealing. In short, you’ve got possibilities to display the pattern as stitches, using only symbols or filled boxes exclusively.

The palette embedded inside a design can be maneuvered to your liking, especially in what symbols are concerned. You can customize the font, the color, style, thickness, as well as other graphic properties of the palette in real time.

On an ending note, Pattern Maker Viewer benefits from both viewing and editing options, thereby it clearly outperforms a regular pattern viewer. It can deal with large designs and is minimally invasive on system resources.