SewArt Changelog

What's new in SewArt 2.0.3 Build 051921

Jun 4, 2021
  • Size of "medium" Merge Tool border fixed
  • Fix bug with closing Merge Tool (clicking "OK") before clicking merge or despeckle after using selection tool

New in SewArt 2.0.2 Build 021921 (Apr 26, 2021)

  • Add option to select hoop size in the File Save dialog
  • Improve rendering of SVG files
  • Improve cut/copy/move logic

New in SewArt 1.9.8 Build 010220 (Jan 3, 2020)

  • Add "Variable Satin" stitch to the sewing dialog
  • Restore "Thicken Tool" in the Pencil dialog
  • Revamped "Shapes Tool" to render smoother shapes and added new shapes
  • Implemented "angle" rotation control in "Shapes Tool" (11/27/19)
  • Fix bug with AutoSew Image (select all) - 12-17-19

New in SewArt 1.9.5 Build 033018 (May 3, 2018)

  • Updated SVG reader to parse svg’s with embedded and external (on HD) images

New in SewArt 1.9.4 062617 (Jan 10, 2018)

  • Continue improvement of centerline stitching
  • Fix bug with satin centerline offset
  • Add double-click SAF file to open
  • Add wait-cursors for long fills/thickening operations
  • Eliminate errant stitches due to 24-bit byte boundaries
  • Improve implementation of Redwork (save SAF file 081217)

New in SewArt 1.9.2 010217 (Jan 12, 2017)

  • Stop flickering of output (time, stitches, preview-pane) in Sewing mode
  • Add (visual) border in stitch mode to allow for white-space around image (so satin stitch outlines near border don't get clipped when drawn on screen)
  • Insert (color stop before) now works as intended
  • Stitch angle (for pattern fill) preserves sign of angle
  • Bug fixed that caused potential hang during outline stitching
  • Updated German-language DLL (Danke Jost!)

New in SewArt 1.9.1 121616 (Jan 12, 2017)

  • Fix bug with clicking color stop in Sewing mode (not hi-lighting correct part of pattern)
  • Fix bug with reading size of JPG files
  • Add zoom/scroll to image processing wizard
  • Fixed bug (introduced in v1.9.0) NOT separating 3 types of Applique stitches

New in SewArt 1.9.0.100916 (Oct 25, 2016)

  • Added title headers to mode panes
  • Updated help file
  • Allow satin height < .4 mm
  • Fix bug saving thread type for multiple saves

New in SewArt 1.8.2 (Feb 13, 2015)

  • Fix preview image in posterizer/sew mode when zoom != 100%

New in SewArt 1.8.1 (Jan 19, 2015)

  • Fix bug in VP3 format output
  • Fix bug in writing colors for PES/JEF files
  • Fix bug in writing color text file colors

New in SewArt 1.8.0 (Dec 27, 2014)

  • Add VP3 output format
  • Add Thread data files (need for VP3)
  • Add user to choose thread type when saving file (and writing a color txt file)
  • Crop extended to allow user to EXPAND original canvas to make room for pasting additional images
  • Selected of parts of image can be resized by dragging selection rectangle

New in SewArt 1.7.9 (Aug 26, 2014)

  • Improve AutoUpdate feature

New in SewArt 1.7.8 (Jul 8, 2014)

  • Fix bug writing out PES bitmap images (for showing previews on emb machine screens)

New in SewArt 1.7.7 (May 17, 2014)

  • Fix bug storing erased image (32->24 bit conversion)
  • Improve reordering of outline stitches
  • Store prev color count for restoring crop image
  • Allow drag (left-button down) of de-speckle tool in Merge mode

New in SewArt 1.7.6 (Mar 1, 2014)

  • Add International support (so far, only Portuguese!) in Tools/Language Support
  • Fix bug that could cause the sew-mode to close

New in SewArt 1.7.5 (Feb 18, 2014)

  • Add "toolbar resize" option to Option menu

New in SewArt 1.7.4 (Jan 31, 2014)

  • Fix resize after sewing mode save (didn't work)
  • Fix image display after user tries to close sew mode before saving
  • Fix units (reversed) when setting Design Scale Factor

New in SewArt 1.7.3 (Nov 30, 2013)

  • Consistent color for dialogs
  • Add multiple-color selection in Merge dialog
  • Fix bug when Merge/Despeckle RANGE buttons are clicking and individual colors are selected
  • Reversed the height and stride dimensions for outline/applique stitches

New in SewArt 1.7.2 (Oct 25, 2013)

  • Restore DELETE key function in Cut mode
  • If MERGE results in only two remaining colors, keep merge toolbutton active until user leaves merge state
  • Enable resizing/moving of stitch preview image during stitching process

New in SewArt 1.7.1 (Oct 25, 2013)

  • Improve free-hand draw: avoid skipping during fast draw/erase

New in SewArt 1.7.0 (Sep 16, 2013)

  • Fix bug parsing some SVG files
  • Add complete UNICODE support

New in SewArt 1.6.9 (Sep 9, 2013)

  • Fix bug writing out Melco-Bernina format (EXP)

New in SewArt 1.6.8 (Aug 9, 2013)

  • Fix bug with list storage that could cause "save" to fail
  • Add instructions for adding an applique to an existing emb file not originating in SA

New in SewArt 1.6.7 (May 21, 2013)

  • Turn off stitch preview for redwork (caused crash - introduced in v1.6.6)
  • Fix indexing bug from v1.6.6 when both outline and fill used for same region
  • Store sewn stitch count per stop for retrieval
  • Fix bug for writing JEF files (introduced in 1.6.3 when more JEF hoops introduced!)
  • Merge/erase extended to work for points near edge of image

New in SewArt 1.6.6 (May 21, 2013)

  • Improve auto-sew accuracy
  • Improve smoothness of fill (continuous top to bottom fill if possible)
  • Introduce stitch preview pane (shows stitch points)

New in SewArt 1.6.5 (May 21, 2013)

  • Fix joining Outline stitches of same colors
  • Fix bug - closed down SewArt - if Image Wizard opened more than once per session

New in SewArt 1.6.4 (May 21, 2013)

  • Fix bug when sewing out (potentially caused MFC App error)
  • Keep focus on selected button in Merge dialog during despeckle tool use
  • Add context (right-click) menu to select despeckle tool size in Merge dialog

New in SewArt 1.6.3 (May 21, 2013)

  • Add SVG reader to open SVG files
  • Add more JEF hoops

New in SewArt 1.6.2 (May 21, 2013)

  • Fix errant stitches due to underlay.

New in SewArt 1.6.1 (May 21, 2013)

  • Fix minor bugs writing to various embroidery formats

New in SewArt 1.6.0 (May 21, 2013)

  • Fix a few "updating" bugs when user changes the fill type of an existing color