Floriani Total Control (FTC) vs. Floriani Embroidery Suite Pro (FES

Floriani Total Control (FTC) vs.
Floriani Embroidery Suite Pro (FES)
Digitizing Tools
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Features
Wave Fill Pattern
Auto Split Satin Stitches
Auto Scroll Window
Insert Stitches Before/After feature
11 Closes Point Connect Fonts
Redwork Tool
Appli-Stitch Tool
Tackle Twill Tool (create custom tackle twill patterns/designs)
Sequins Tool (create custom run and fill sequin patterns/designs)
Chenille Tool (create custom run and fill chenille patterns/designs)
Artwork tool (create vector artwork that can be exported
-.plt format - or converted to stitches)
Trim Button (to quickly apply a trim after an object)
Insert Needle Change Button
(to quickly apply a color change after an object)
Emboss Lines (for creating a split line for satin or fill patterns)
Inside - Out text Feature
(for cap or jacket back lettering designs)
Pattern Shape Fill Patterns (new shaped fill pattern styles)
Appliqué Tool (create custom appliqué designs)
Cross Stitch Tool
Auto Digitizing Wizard (work with vector and image files)
Segmented Auto Digitizing for user controlled auto digitizing
Manual Digitizing
Multiple Stitch Types (manual, run, satin, steil, fill)
FTC: Floriani Total Control – Commercial
FTC-P: Floriani Total Control Professional
FES: Floriani Embroidery Suite
Floriani...The Name That Means Beautiful Quilting and Embroidery!
Special Features
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Open, Create, Save designs in quilt formats (QCC, CQP, HQF,
SSD, and TXT)
Create Outline Feature
Design Analysis
On-screen Text Typing
Create Custom Thread Charts
Save a Design as JPG
Color Blending Feature
Create Custom Emboss Fill Patterns
Create Custom Motif Patterns
Create Custom Standard Fill Patterns
Save2Sew - automatically adjusts design density, underlay,
and compensation based on fabric type selected
Editing Features
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Define Image Horizon
Define Image Scale
Random Split for Satin Stitches
Slice Tool for Splitting 1 element into multiple elements
Reduce Nodes/Points Function (to eliminate excess nodes/
points for fast editing)
Reduce Angle Lines Function (to eliminate excess angle lines
for fast editing)
Optimize Entry/Exit Points (automatically rearranges entry/
exit points for design optimization)
Optimize Design Sequence (automatically rearranges design
sewing sequence for optimal sewing sequence)
Convert between stitch types
Unlimited redo/undo
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Add sections to existing embroidery objects
Auto-branching in manual Digitizing
Resequence by color
Resize with stitch regenerating
Alignment tools/functions
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FTC: Floriani Total Control – Commercial
FTC-P: Floriani Total Control Professional
FES: Floriani Embroidery Suite
Floriani...The Name That Means Beautiful Quilting and Embroidery!
Editing Features
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Transform designs/objects
Re-sequence object in Sequence manager
Break Apart text for additional editing capabilities
Modify start and end points of design elements
Modify stitch direction/angles in design elements
Modify element shape with node editing
Change density, underlay, underlay settings, compensation,
stitch lengths
Envelope lettering
Join design elements with branching
Resize, Rotate, and distort lettering
Edit individual stitch points
Add and Delete individual stitches
Change node type/properties
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View Tools
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Cursor lines
Fade objects
Display distance between points next to cursor
View Properties Tabs as Icons
Design Library Gallery (drag & drop onto design page)
Zoom In & Out using mouse scroll
Image Fading
3D replication of embroidery design
Customizable software layout
Slow Redraw - simulated stitch sewout
Floating or Docking Toolbars
Adjustable Grid settings (lines or dots)
Custom User-created guidelines
Select/Hide objects
Select/Hide by thread color
Select/Hide by segment
View embroidering sequence by color and/or segment view
FTC: Floriani Total Control – Commercial
FTC-P: Floriani Total Control Professional
FES: Floriani Embroidery Suite
Floriani...The Name That Means Beautiful Quilting and Embroidery!
View Tools
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Features
Ruler - measure design elements
Show stitch view
Show outline view
View stitch ends
View design Sequence
Embroidery Formats
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Features
.c2s (Floriani), .art (Artista open only), .mgl (Magellan
Scalable), .stl (Magellan Style sheet), .gnc (GN Scalable),
.cnd (Melco Scalable), .exp (Melco DOS expanded), .dst,
.dsb, .dsz (Tajima), .ksm (Pfaff ), .dat & .Uxx (Barudan Dos),
.10o (Toyota), .pcs (Pfaff PC-Designer v2.0 & 2.1 PC),
.xxx (Singer PSW), .pcm (Pfaff Macintosh), .sew (Jamome
Scan-n-Sew PC/Elna Envision Scan PC), .hus (Viking DOS
Customizer/Customizer 95), .shv (Viking D1), .csd (Toyota
Poem/Singer EU/Dos HuskyGram), .pes (Baby Lock/Bernina
Deco/Brother/Simplicity), .jef (Janome/New Home 1000),
.vip (Viking/Pfaff ), .vp3 (Viking/Pfaff ), .emd (Singer/Elna),
.sst (SWF), .zsk (ZSK), .tap (Happy), .dxf (DXF AutoCad)
.c2s (Floriani)
.art (Artista open only)
.mgl (Magellan Scalable)
.stl (Magellan Style sheet)
.gnc (GN Scalable)
.cnd (Melco Scalable)
.exp (Melco DOS expanded)
.dst, .dsb, .dsz (Tajima)
.ksm (Pfaff )
.dat & .Uxx (Barudan Dos)
.10o (Toyota)
.pcs (Pfaff PC-Designer v2.0 & 2.1 PC)
.xxx (Singer PSW)
.pcm (Pfaff Macintosh)
.sew (Jamome Scan-n-Sew PC/Elna Envision Scan PC)
.hus (Viking DOS Customizer/Customizer 95)
FTC: Floriani Total Control – Commercial
FTC-P: Floriani Total Control Professional
FES: Floriani Embroidery Suite
Floriani...The Name That Means Beautiful Quilting and Embroidery!
Embroidery Formats
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Features
.shv (Viking D1)
.csd (Toyota Poem/Singer EU/Dos HuskyGram)
.pes (Baby Lock/Bernina Deco/Brother/Simplicity)
.jef (Janome/New Home 1000)
.vip (Viking/Pfaff )
.vp3 (Viking/Pfaff )
.emd (Singer/Elna)
.sst (SWF)
.zsk (ZSK)
.tap (Happy)
.dxf (DXF AutoCad)
.qcc (QCC)
.cqp (CQP)
.hqf (HQF)
.ssd (SSD)
.txt (TXT)
.iqp (IQP)
Image File Formats Supported
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Features
.bmp format
.jpg format
.tif format
Vector Artwork Formats Supported
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Features
.ai (Adobe Illustrator version 8 or earlier)
.eps (Encapsulated Post Script version 8 or earlier)
.emf (Enhanced Windows Metafile)
.wmf (Windows Metafile)
.dxf (DXF AutoCad)
.plt (HPGL Plotter File)
FTC: Floriani Total Control – Commercial
FTC-P: Floriani Total Control Professional
FES: Floriani Embroidery Suite
Floriani...The Name That Means Beautiful Quilting and Embroidery!