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You might look into the free program from Embrilliance software called Embrilliance Express. You can import .bx files into the program & then type your words from your keyboard. If you have purchased fonts in the past, you may want to go back to the various sites & see if they now offer the.bx files. I use the purchased program Alpha Tricks & it has made my life so much easier when using lettering. Many Cuties here also use the programs with great results.
Here are some links to videos explaining the free program.
https://www.google.com/search?q=e...
If you are interested in purchasing the full Alpha Tricks program, it is on sale through today.
http://embrilliance.com/store/ind...
4315I will create what I will call a "master alphabet row"...that is all of the letters of the alphabet saved into one file in a single line. To do this, I open the "a" then merge the "b" and follow with all the letters and put them in a single row across the bottom and save that file...then when I am ready to spell out the words in another project...I open the master alphabet row file, choose the letter I need from the alphabet row and use copy/paste the letter and then place it where I want it...then choose the next letter from the alphabet row and copy/paste it and move it where I need it to go...Doing this enables me to select letters I need from the alphabet row. This means I don't need to keep going back to the original alphabet folder and get one letter at a time, over and over...It takes a bit to set up the alphabet row file, but once it is done...it is done for the next time I want to use that alphabet...I hope this makes sense...Then when I am done with my lettering, I delete the alphabet row below and then save the new design file.
313856Usually you can open more than one embroidery design in one go by just clicking on the desired ones. That works for alphabets as well. At least that's what I do in Embird or 6D. Then you can arrange them as wished.
In Embird frequently used alphabets can be "mapped" and after that be used in the same way as built-in alphabets, complete with automatic aligning them along lines, or in circles, etc.
I don't know if PE-design has the same possibilities (don't even know if 6D has it - I never looked since I could do it in Embird).
by parkermom
10 Jul 2017
I'm not sure what mapped is in relation to alphabet files. But I'll look into that. Thank you.
145191Do you have any embroidery softwear? as has been said below its easier with some. I have PE design and can use any font in my laptop
by parkermom
10 Jul 2017
I have PE Design too, and use the fonts on my laptop, but I didn't know if there was an easier way to use purchased fonts than the long drawn out process I use. Thank you.
by asterixsew
edited 10 Jul 2017
I have stopped buying fonts as I download free fonts that I like and them put them through PE design. Cheaper and faster. Think the way you are dl and oh so slowly setting out each letter is how its done
114317I used to do it that way, but now have Embird which has it's own lettering system. Now I just type in the words and it creates them all lined up already. However, it is limited in how many different fonts you can use and you have to buy the font. It also has a function that allows you to use any TT font too, but a lot of them don't stitchout nicely. I think there is a way to use these lovely purchased fonts in the program, but I haven't taken the time to learn how. There might be lettering programs out there, but I just don't know of them. Maybe someone can help us out with this.
33640I would open a file with the first letter and then merge the next letter doing my spacing as I go along. I make the second letter a different color. Now I have 2 letters. Merge the third letter and make it the same color as the first letter. Continue on with the letters alternating colors. When you have finished your word, you can easily adjust any of the letters as they are alternating colors. When you are pleased with your spacing you can change the word or name to all one color
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