DRAWings PRO XII vs Tajima Embroidery i2

DRAWings PRO XII is graphics and production software for embroidery, textile and screen printing, computerized quilting, cut and stencil crafting, and fabric painting. It runs on Windows and macOS and imports vector and bitmap graphics, alongside support for many embroidery machine formats. Tools include automatic scaling to fit a design within a hoop, stitch-density adjustment within a 25% range, auto-digitizing, stitch simulation and appliqué. Version XII adds a patent-pending Sketch stitch engine, support for additional embroidery machine models and hoop sizes, and printouts that can include barcodes for compatible machines to load designs with stitch-count and color-change information. The package contains 204 embroidery-ready clipart items, 147 cut vector designs and more than 3,000 embroidery designs. Users can copy and paste designs from CorelDRAW or import CMX files exported from it, but DRAW-Stitch functionality is no longer available in this version. The full downloadable package costs $2,199, paid once. A free trial is available after submitting an evaluation form; review may take up to one business day. Activation and updates require an active internet connection.

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.