What’s new and why update?
Welcome to the future of embroidery digitizing! If you’re still using Version 2 or even Version 1 of Hatch Embroidery Digitizer, it’s time to elevate your embroidery game. Discover the latest features, tools, and enhancements in Digitizer 3 that will revolutionize your embroidery digitizing experience.
Key Features of Hatch Embroidery Digitizer 3
Update today and access all these amazing NEW features below plus a whole lot more…
New Stitch Types
Hand Stitch, Reef PhotoStitch, New Color Photo and Laydown Stitch tool. Plus, the cutting-edge Keyboard Design Collection tools.
Enhanced Stitch Tools
New Color PhotoStitch technology vastly improves results. You can now close open shapes with straight or curved lines. CENTRE ALL!
Hooping Enhancements
A new easy-to-use Hoop Management solution that now supports multi-position hooping.
Improved Stitch Quality
Updates to our stitch engine assist in seamlessly manipulating objects, nodes, and paths with enhanced editing functionalities, allowing for precise customization and optimization of your embroidery designs.
Auto-Digitizing Efficiency
Experience improved auto-digitizing capabilities for faster and more accurate conversion of images into embroidery designs. Includes new Vector File support.
Expanded Font Library
10 new fonts created by our own professional Hatch digitizers. Access an extensive library of fonts, including exclusive licensed fonts, to add personalized text elements to your designs effortlessly.
Seamless Integration
Enjoy seamless integration with popular embroidery machines, ensuring compatibility and smooth workflow from design creation to production. Improved support for Brother’s PES stich file format.
In-app Learning
The new Hints Docker delivers you expert help, right when and where you need it most. Hover over a tool and click the F1 button!
Available Add-ons
Hatch Embroidery 3 now includes optional add-on GEMS. These are special features or tools that you can add to suit your needs. 14 new Digitizer 3 compatible font packs are also available in the store.
FREE 1 Year Academy
All-Access Pass (worth US$199*)
Enjoy over 300 more fantastic lessons, projects and free designs with the All-Access Pass! Our embroidery experts add fresh new content each month, so you can continue to learn.
7 Reasons to Love Hatch Embroidery Digitizer
There are so many great new features in Digitizer 3 that it was really hard to choose, but after speaking with Hatchers, these were the ones that stood out.
Reef PhotoStitch
Capture the exquisite allure of coral with Reef PhotoStitch! Watch as your favorite photos or artwork undergo a mesmerizing transformation into stunning embroidery designs, all with just a single color. Experience the magic of intricate textures achieved through low stitch count, with minimal trims and jumps, ensuring seamless and captivating embroidery design results.
Color PhotoStitch
Elevate your cherished memories to timeless works of art with the all-new Color PhotoStitch! Now, you can transform your beloved photographs into captivating masterpieces. Experience the magic as vibrant color blends seamlessly merge, intricately capturing every detail within the seemingly random yet beautifully defined stitching. It's simply brilliant!
Keyboard Design Collection
Imagine the convenience of importing your PES, DST, or stitch file just ONCE, mapping it to a single key, and effortlessly typing your perfectly aligned design directly onto your screen. With Hatch Embroidery Digitizer 3, you can! Say goodbye to tedious manual alignment – streamline your workflow with ease.
Laydown Stitch
Is your stitching getting lost in the pile of your fabric? Fear not, because we have the solution! Introducing Laydown Stitch, your go-to remedy for bulky or textured fabrics. Say goodbye to overshadowed designs – Laydown Stitch creates a flat mesh backing, allowing your embroidery to shine as the star attraction.
Center All
Struggling to center your design in the hoop? With Hatch Embroidery Digitizer 3, it's a breeze! With just a single click, align your design, hoop, and screen to 0,0, ensuring position-perfect results every time.
Hand Stitch
Experience the cozy warmth and charming character that Hand Stitch brings to your creations. With just a single click, transform your modern designs and lettering into something relaxed and natural, infused with a vintage, homemade feel.
Auto-Digitizing Improvements
Gone are the days of 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration! Now, with Hatch, convert your bitmap and vector art to embroidery with just one click, and let us handle the rest. Our intelligent software selects the best colors, shapes, and sequence, taking the tedium out of digitizing and allowing you to focus solely on your creativity.
Explore some of our latest enhancements:
- Color reduction
- Segmenting shapes
- Optimized pathing and sequencing
- Edit vector artwork
Embark on your embroidery journey effortlessly, even without prior digitizing experience, thanks to our suite of 10 auto-digitizing tools.
Here are a few others worth highlighting.
Update today and access all these amazing NEW features below plus a whole lot more…
Close Shape
Say goodbye to the hassle of forgetting to switch to the closed shape tool! With Hatch Embroidery, effortlessly close open shapes using either straight or curved lines. Never waste time digitizing the same object twice – our intuitive tools ensure seamless design creation every time.
Sequence Docker
Discover the wealth of new features in the Sequence Docker, designed to streamline your design editing process. Now, when you select objects for reshaping, they're conveniently highlighted in the sequence docker. Unlock and unhide selected objects with a simple right-click, providing efficient control over your design elements. Navigate with ease using color blocks in the Color Sequence numbering. Plus, keep track of object status for hide/unhide, lock/unlock, and group/ungrouped with the new status column. With cell backgrounds changing according to thread colors, editing your designs has never been smoother.
Lettering Enhancements
Exciting updates await in Hatch Embroidery! Now, alongside each Hatch system font, discover the recommended minimum and maximum size range for optimal results. Easily preview fonts across various display sizes to find the perfect fit for your project. Access your recently selected fonts or choose from a selection of predefined numbers. And introducing the all-new Keyboard Design Collection, empowering you to map your own designs to letters on your keyboard for personalized creativity like never before!
Multi-position Hoop Splitting
Exciting news for multi-position hoop users! With Hatch Embroidery 3, you can now effortlessly split your design to stitch in each section of your 2 or 3 multi-position hoops. No more tedious lining up of registration marks – simply save each section within the same file for seamless stitching. Enjoy hassle-free embroidery across multiple hoop positions with Hatch's intuitive features.
Hoop & Machine Management Solution
Introducing the all-new hoop management solution by Hatch, designed to simplify your embroidery experience. Easily locate your hoops by selecting your machine brand and adding them to the list. Don't see your machine or hoop listed? No problem! With Hatch Embroidery, you can effortlessly create your own custom entries, ensuring that all your hoops are conveniently organized and accessible whenever you need them.
64-Bit Operating System Compatible
Experience a significant enhancement in speed and performance when running Hatch Embroidery on 64-bit operating systems. Enjoy smoother operation and increased efficiency, allowing you to unleash your creativity without any slowdowns.
Money-Back Guarantee
Our Happiness Guarantee! We know you’ll love Hatch Embroidery software as much as we do. However, if for any reason you’re not completely satisfied, just let us know within 30 days and we’ll issue you a full refund.
With Hatch Embroidery 3, your problems are no longer problems.
Multi-position hoops? No problem! Brother PES? No problem! Closing shapes with straight or curved lines? No problem! And then there are the improvements to stitch file quality and output, vector support, sequence docker functions and lettering sizes… Hatch Embroidery 3 gives you the gift of ease. Ease is time – and time is money!