Brother PE-DESIGN 11 vs Tajima Embroidery i2
Brother PE-DESIGN 11
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| Figure | Brother PE-DESIGN 11 | Tajima Embroidery i2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · Embroidery Design Software | 8.8 (#3) | 7.2 (#23) |
| Fonts | It provides 130 built-in fonts with filtering and font-mapping tools. | The product page says it includes over 125 specially digitized embroidery fonts and can convert TTF fonts into embroidery. |
| Headquarters | Nagoya, Japan | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada |
| Internet requirement | Internet access is required to download the installer, upgrade the PE-DESIGN Software Key, and update PE-DESIGN. | The listed Windows and Mac system requirements include a high speed internet connection. |
| Purpose | PE-DESIGN 11 is personal embroidery and sewing digitizing software for casual hobbyists and home-based business entrepreneurs. | Embroidery i2 is a digitizing plugin for Adobe Illustrator and CorelDRAW that turns designs into ready-to-sew embroidery files. |
Plans
Brother PE-DESIGN 11
- PE-DESIGN 11$1,450, paid once
- PE-DESIGN 11 official purchasePriced on request
In their own words
Brother PE-DESIGN 11
Brother PE-DESIGN 11 has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Tajima Embroidery i2
Tajima Embroidery i2 turns vector artwork into ready-to-sew embroidery designs inside Adobe Illustrator or CorelDRAW. It is aimed at screen printers, creative professionals, promotional product companies and digitizers. The software includes over 20 standard fills, 135 carved fills and more than 150 programmed fills, plus over 125 digitized embroidery fonts and TTF conversion. AutoDigitize analyzes vector artwork, selects stitch types and provides stitch estimates with 3D previews. Production controls cover garment recipes, pull compensation, underlay, stitch density and length, AutoClip, automatic satin stitching, overlap and start-and-stop placement. Thread charts support color selection, and 3D design renderings can be exported as PNG files for customer approval. Supported hosts include specified Illustrator releases on Windows and Mac and CorelDRAW releases on Windows. A high-speed internet connection is required for the listed configurations. Server-based authentication allows access from computers running supported host software. The product is paid with pricing on request through a local distributor. Tajima’s privacy policy describes collection of registration, uploaded-content and usage data.