• View designs in 3D on your choice of 8 textured fabric backgrounds.
• Designs are shown in your preferred real-life hoop in most modules
• Develop large designs or projects, up to 2m width and height
• Move around the design using the integrated overview window. The Zoom bar makes it easy to magnify or shrink the embroidery view. Shift + Click to pan around the work area.
• Print designs in 3D.
• Use a Grid as small as 2mm to align elements and designs.
• Select your favorite colors:
  • View specialty threads including metallic, multi-color and varying thicknesses.
  • Change colors with the scrolling realistic color palette (worksheet) with numbered editable color blocks.
  • Choose thread color palettes / themes for project variations eg seasons.
  • Adjust color tone to change brightness and choose new threads automatically.
  • Over 15000 threads; 30 manufacturers.
  • Use the intelligent ColorSort feature in most modules to reduce the number of thread changes when you sew.
• Multi-format; load and save most popular embroidery formats
  • File types: Bernina ART (.art version 1-3), Brother/Babylock/Bernina PEC (.pec), Brother/Babylock/Bernina PES (.pes version 2-8), Compucon/Singer PSW (.xxx), Husqvarna Viking / Pfaff (.vp3, .vip), Husqvarna (.hus), Janome (.jef, .sew), Melco (.exp), Pfaff (.pcs), Tajima (.dst), and Toyota (.10*).
  • Bernina ART (.art version 1, 2 and 3) and Brother/Babylock/Bernina .pes versions 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8 can only be loaded. Files of .pes format are saved as version 2 if the embroidery is 130mm x 180mm or smaller. Larger embroideries are saved as version 6.
• Personalize your system with the 5D™ Configure wizard:
  • Choose between Inches or millimeters; view any measurements in US or metric as an alternative to your current settings.
  • Select from your own thread stash for different projects using an unlimited number of MyThreads ranges.
  • Set your connection options using MyMachines
  • Choose from your own hoops with MyHoops including most popular brands of machine, with the possibility to make your own hoops in Hoop Manager
  • Select a program `skin', then choose your favorite background colors
• All Modules are fully integrated with QuickLink toolbar and visible clipboard for easy copy and paste of embroideries and sections of embroideries. Duplicate designs automatically within a module without using Copy and Paste.
• 'Send To' makes it simple. Two Send To options are included in all modules; the quick and easy way to send one embroidery to your machine.
• Undo and Redo unlimited in most modules (*excludes 5D™ Embroidery, 5D™ Design Creator and 5D™ PortraitStitch)
• Help is always at hand with the Printed User´s Guide. Even the cursors help you by changing according to which function is selected! A range of online learning materials is provided including intelligent tool tips, extensive program help, Internet FAQs and a Learning Center with interactive tutorials.
• Store information about your designs in the Notes. Notes are separated into Notes and Settings; Settings record the parameters used when creating lettering, selecting frames and so on.
• Smart Update always gives you the latest system.

5D Embroidery features

• Combine and adjust an unlimited number of designs and lettering in a project area of up to 2m width and height.
• Resize any area with stitch density control.
• Automatically repeat and reflect your design with the Encore features:
  • Encore multiple designs along 8 different line types or in a circle. Encore a design in one of 24 shapes or to border your hoop with an alternative design in the corners.
  • Adjust the gap as desired and remove overlap automatically.
• Select multiple designs and move them as a group:
  • Combine selected; resize, mirror and rotate the individual designs even while they are selected as a group.
  • Combine the selected designs permanently if desired.
  • Align the selected designs horizontally, vertically, top, bottom, left and right or in the center of the hoop.
  • Move designs into the hoop automatically.
  • Change a design’s stitchout order by moving it forward or backward.
• Use letters and MiniDesigns to personalize all your projects
  • Use the ExpressMonogram Wizard to create monograms automatically of one, two or three letters to personalize garments, towels or home furnishings: your possibilities are unlimited!
  • Create names to complement your monogram or embellish a different project:
    • Choose a special first letter from a beautiful ornamental font
    • Vary the orientation and spacing to crete fin effects
  • Choose from 119 Digitized fonts; 10 Classic Monogram fonts specially designed for traditional monogram envelopes such as Diamond and Circle.
  • Alternatively, create lettering from most TrueType® and OpenType® fonts on your computer.
  • Create Multiple lines automatically in most lettering envelopes with alignment and spacing options.
  • Change the way your lettering appears by using one of 21 envelope shapes.
  • Preview fonts when selecting, check Spelling as you type and edit lettering after creation.
    • Automatically create lettering below the selected design.
    • Automatically create centered circular lettering to fit around the selected design.
    • View the selected font on the Letter page and scroll through all the fonts in the category
    • Choose lettering options before or after creation with context-sensitive stitch properties buttons (satin and fill buttons are available only if those stitch types are in the selected font).
  • Add to your designs using your favorite stitch from your Viking or Pfaff machine and a number of unique motifs including hand stitches.
• Embellish your monograms, names or any design.
  • Surround them with over 700 beautiful decorative frames and flourishes that fit around them with your preferred margin.
  • Alternatively, create a monogram or design border automatically – you can even use motifs from your embroidery machine!
• Many features make stitching out your embroidery project easier:
  • Remove overlap automatically when combining or saving designs to improve stitch out quality (no overlapping stitches causing stitchout problems).
• Make any embroidery Endless: repeat your favorite embroideries across your chosen hoop. Choose from four types of alignment stitches for easy re-hooping and a perfect result!
• 50 Undos and Redos
• Over 700 embroideries included plus 270 MiniDesigns.