Pfaff CREATIVE 4D User manual

creative
creative 4D software
More unique, versatile, and personalized
than ever before!

Everyone with a passion for embroidery will love the new creative 4D
software from Pfaff. There have never been so many creative possibilities,
nor has embroidery software been so easy and convenient to use.
Design your own world. Turn your favorite pictures and photos into the
newest embroidery creations. Document special occasions for
your loved ones with embroidered monograms or personal text.
Create enchanting cross stitch motifs. Embellish pictures with
free-hand effects. Edit and combine design elements as the mood
strikes you. Developed by professionals – especially for embroiderers like you!
The creative 4D software is clearly organized and easy to understand. Everything you embroider
is presented in 3D reality. Preview your designs realistically prior to stitching using your favorite
threads, fabric, garment or quilt block. The final results will impress you with their perfection.
Welcome to the world of unlimited possibilities - creative 4D software from Pfaff.
You
are the
creator!

The Pfaff creative
embroidery system!
Experience 3D Reality
View designs in 3D on your choice of 7 textured
fabric backgrounds.
Designs are shown in your preferred hoop.
Zoom function.
Print designs in 3D.
Select your favorite colors:
Over 13,000 threads; 27 manufacturers.
View specialty threads (including metallic, multi-color
and varying thicknesses).
Easy color changes with the numbered color blocks
and scrolling realistic color palette.
Choose thread-color palettes/themes.
Reduce the number of thread changes before you
stitch using ColorSort.
Personalize your system with the
4D Configure wizard:
Select from your own thread stash using MyThreads.
Set your connection options using MyMachines.
Choose from your own hoops with MyHoops,
including most popular brands of machines.
QuickLink toolbar and visible clipboard for easy
Copy and Paste.
Two Send options included: the quick and easy
way to send one embroidery to your machine.
Unlimited Undo/Redo functions available in most
modules.
Help is always at hand! Printed User‘s Guides,
Quick Reference Cards, Internet FAQs, Learning
Center with interactive tutorials and more.
You are the
4th dimension!
The world of embroidery is three-dimensional...
and you are the 4th dimension – your ideas and
your creativity.
The creative 4D software can be personalized by you. Cus-
tomize it for your embroidery machine, your embroi-
dery hoops, your threads and more! Choose from
the creative 4D Organizer to easily locate your de-
signs and pictures to the ultimate creative 4D Suite
which allows you full creative possibilities. Pfaff
has the embroidery software package designed
for you!
If you want the best of the best, the creative 4D Suite
is your package. It contains the complete range of cre-
ative
4D software plus 5 exclusive modules. In addition it has
50 wonderful bonus embroideries from the creative collections;
350 embroideries in total. Also, over 55,000 clipart and
13,000 photos are included!
To learn more, go to www.pfaff.com
or visit your Pfaff dealer.
Smart
Update
always gives
you the latest
updates.
The creative 4D software
family is unbelievably versatile
Learn more and discover which software is best
for you at www.pfaff.com or at your local authorized Pfaff store.
For the whole range of possibilities, choose the creative 4D Suite.
It includes the entire range of creative 4D software, with all features,
and five additional exclusive creative modules.
Multi-format; load and save most popular embroidery formats. File types saved: Brother/Babylock/Bernina PEC (.pec), Brother/Babylock/Bernina PES (.pes version 2 - 6),
Compucon/Singer PSW (.xxx), Husqvarna Viking/Pfaff (.vp3, .vip), Husqvarna (.hus), Janome (.jef, .sew), Melco (.exp),Pfaff (.pcs), Tajima (.dst) and Toyota (.10*).

4D Embroidery
creative
4D Embroidery Extra
Adjust, personalize and combine
your embroidery designs!
Load your favorite embroideries on screen.
Add stylish monograms, and combine them
to create new embroideries!
Create designs automatically
for your personalized project!
All the amazing features of creative 4D
embroidery, plus: Create beautiful designs
from your favorite pictures automatically -
with the ExpressDesign Wizard.
ExpressEmbroidery – Create a traditional
embroidery using areas of satin stitch
and fill stitches.
ExpressTrace – Trace outlines in a picture.
ExpressBorder – Create borders of
running stitch, motifs, satin stitch or
appliqué around enclosed areas in
a picture.
Edit sections of an embroidery as well as
a whole design or monogram: Select a
group of stitches, then move, add or delete
them. Rotate, Mirror, Scale and Resize, too.
Includes creative
4D Organizer!
Find your designs
and pictures easily.
And a lot more...
creative
Machine accessory module:
4D File Assistant
Remove overlap automatically
when combining or saving designs!
There will be no overlapping stitches
causing stitch out problems.
Multiple lines in lettering with align-
ment and spacing (17 envelope
shapes). Enhance your monogram
with Encore: create a repeating
border around your hoop.
Preview your fonts before
selecting one. Choose from
over 100 digitized fonts!
Arrange your designs: rotate, mirror
image, change colors and combine –
anything is possible.
Resize any area with stitch-density
control.
Use the Encore feature to automatically
repeat and reflect your design along
a line, around a circle or to border
your hoop.
Make any embroidery Endless.
Use shapes and letters to personalize
all your projects:
– Choose from over 100 specially
created fonts and 396 Shapes.
– Alternatively, create lettering from
most TrueType®and OpenType®fonts
on your computer.
– Change the appearance of lettering
by using one of 21 envelope shapes.
– Check Spelling as you type and edit
lettering after creation.
– Add to your designs using your
favorite stitches from your machine
and a number of unique motifs,
including beautiful hand stitches.
Center the design automatically in
the hoop.
And a lot more...
Includes creative 4D Organizer!
Find your designs and pictures easily.
Browse your embroideries and pictures
in zip files, folders or via Search.
Create beautiful embroideries
automatically with the Express
Design Wizards.
Use the ExpressTrace option
to trace outlines in a picture
automatically.
Over 275
embroideries
included !
Also includes 4D Vision!
View multiple embroideries on real garments,
quilt blocks and fabrics!
Over 600 Garments* including
dressmaking patterns, 600 Quilt
Blocks**, Fabric libraries***.
View decorations, such as
unlimited appliqués, beads,
and sequins on your designs.
See Solar Active and Glow
in the Dark threads change
on the computer screen.
Preview specialty techniques
which use twin needles and
dual threads.
Print real-size templates
for your project.
Over 275
embroideries
and 325 clipart
images
included!
* Unique **Electric Quilt Company ***RJR Fabrics, incl.
So You Sew Fun (Make It You) lines, Thimbleberries House & Garden

Create your own cross stitch
embroideries. Use pictures as
templates or let the Cross Stitch
Design Wizard create a design
for you automatically.
Traditional and modern stitches.
Choose from full crosses, half,
quarter, mini- and half-height or
half-width crosses, fixed or free
backstitch and French knots.
Designs come to life. Choose
between block, 2D and 3D
displays. Automatically reflect
your design up to eight times
with the amazing Multiply feature.
Draw shapes with crosses or
outlines and fill patterns. Over
150 special cross stitch and blackwork fill patterns are included.
Elegant cross stitch lettering: Choose from 27 back stitch and
cross stitch fonts, including Multi-color fonts, or create a mono-
gram from most TrueType®or Open Type®fonts on your computer.
And a lot more...
The Cross Stitch Design Wizard
produces a design automatically
from your favorite pictures and
photos.
4D Design Enhancer
creative
Design beautiful cross stitch
embroideries!
Sensational! Unique cross stitch designs with
the quality of hand-stitching and the speed
of a machine. Incredibly easy and accurate.
4D Cross Stitcher
creative
Over 150
cross stitch
embroideries
and elements
included!
Create traditional Assisi
embroidery.
Design a personalized cross stitch
gift with the wonderful Ellegencia font.
Repeat and reflect your cross stitch design.
Split, alter and rearrange designs!
Use the included creative 4D Stitch Editor to
take your favorite details and elements from
one or more existing embroideries and arrange
them in a completely new way.
Design Optimizer improves the stitch-out
of most embroideries, both in speed and
quality.
Frame your embroidery with wonderful
Border and Appliqué options: Choose
from 50 shapes or draw your own shape
to create a new embroidery with a satin
stitch or appliqué border. Crop the em-
broidery inside or outside of the border
or simply overlay the border.
Transform your design with the fantastic
point and global morphing effects.
Use the exclusive PatternMakeTM features
to add beautiful patterns to your embroi-
deries. Choose from over 200 stamps to
make a single stamp, stamp along a line
or fill an area.
Resize designs with density control and
adjustable options. The Density Adviser
allows you to check and reduce the stitch
density of any embroidery.
Select specific stitches by block, color,
polygon or freehand and then adjust them.
Use the Stitch Player to play through an
embroidery as if it were being stitched out.
Add or delete stitches, color changes,
stops or trim commands. Also choose from
Nine Tie stitches to improve design stitch-out.
Also includes creative 4D Design Aligner!
Lay out large designs for your own hoop.
Split large designs into multiple sections automatically.
Add alignment stitches automatically for easy re-hooping.
Adjust the overlap areas between hoops.
Print templates to help you complete your project.
Create frames in more than
50 different shapes. Combine
different shapes and see them
on Quilt blocks, in 4D Vision
before you start to sew your
project.
Select and cut out pieces of
your favorite designs, and
morph them to get a new look.
Add beatiful patterns with
the PatternMakeTM feature.
The amazing morphing effect
has transformed the two hearts
and single stamps have been
added as highlights!

Enhance the invitations for your special day
with wonderful embroidered Calligraphy.
Create your own free-motion
embroidery designs!
Like a free-motion embroidery artist, you
can bring your treasured pictures to life by
enhancing them with embroidered textures.
4D Sketch
creative
Optional: Inspira
4D Drawing Kit!
Inspira drawing tablet and pen,
5000 clipart and 5000 photos to
use with your 4D Sketch software.
Add stitches and embroidery highlights to
your favorite photos, paintings or existing
designs with the help of your mouse or the
pen and Inspira drawing tablet included in
certain packages.
Choose from a variety of fabulous stitch
types to add texture to your pictures
(Single stitch, Free-Motion, Horizontal ZigZag,
Calligraphy ZigZag, and many more).
Print the picture directly on printable fabric
then embroider your masterpiece with the
touch of a button.
Create quilt stippling stitches in Quilt Motion
with perfectly regulated stitch length.
Embroider your signature or use the Calligra-
phy feature to create beautiful monograms.
Use the amazing Motif Motion feature to
draw with your favorite machine stitches.
Embellish existing embroideries with extra
stitching.
Revolutionary: Patents on many features!
170 Picture
Backgrounds and
52 Calligraphy
Backgrounds
included
Sketch elegant stitches to highlight
the beauty of a picture on printable
fabric. Add special machine motifs
such as these antique embroidery
stitches.
Use Motif Motion to draw with your
machine stitches or delicate hand
stitch motifs.
Design your own unique embroidery
creations with breathtaking results.
Everything is possible – with the sensational
software creative 4D Suite from Pfaff.
It contains the complete range of creative
4D software plus 5 incredible extra modules.
Let yourself be inspired. Design and
embroider your own ideas.
Welcome to your world of unlimited
possibilities!
All in one!
creative 4D Suite
from Pfaff.

creative 4D Fabric Decorator
Embellish fabric with wonderful motifs
using your favorite machine embroidery
stitches.
Design your own motifs, too!
Trace areas automatically or draw Free
hand in “tablet mode”.
creative 4D Picture Stitch
Embroider unique greeting cards, family
quilts, framed portraits and much more
using photos from your own family albums.
Choose from three color modes and six
monochrome modes.
creative 4D Stitch Artist
Create new stitches for your Pfaff
creative embroidery machine.
Trace areas automatically or draw
Freehand in “tablet mode”.
creative 4D Font Digitizing
Create your own Fonts and Shapes
to use in the 4D Embroidery System.
Over 55,000
clipart and
13,000 photos
included!
Use these images to create your own
wonderful designs automatically in
creative 4D Embroidery Extra, creative 4D
Design Creator, creative 4D Cross Stitcher and
creative 4D PictureStitch. Or choose your favorite
backgrounds to inspire your 4D Sketch embroideries.
creative 4D Suite includes:
creative 4D Embroidery
Extra
Create beautiful designs from
your favorite picture automati-
cally with the ExpressDesign
Wizards, then add your
personalized text.
creative 4D Vision
Realistic preview of your
projects!
creative 4D Organizer
Find your designs and
pictures easily.
Convert embroideries from
one format to the other, to
images or to a personal
HTML catalog
creative 4D Design Enhancer
creative 4D Stitch Editor
Split, alter and rearrange designs!
Take your favorite details and
elements from one or more existing
embroideries and arrange them in
a completely new way.
creative 4D Design Aligner
Lay out large designs for your own
hoop.
creative 4D Cross
Stitcher
Design beautiful cross
stitch embroideries with
the quality of hand-
stitching and the speed
of a machine. Incredibly
easy and accurate.
creative 4D Sketch
Create your own free-
motion embroidery design!
Like a free motion embroi-
dery artist, you can bring
your treasured pictures to
life by enhancing them
with embroidered textures.
4D Suite
creative
Only in 4D Suite! 5 exclusive modules!
creative 4D Design Creator
Create a design automatically from a picture, then trans-
form it into a masterpiece!
ExpressEmbroidery – Create your traditional
embroidery using areas of satin stitch and fill stitches.
ExpressTrace – Trace outlines in a picture.
ExpressBorder – Create borders of running stitch,
motifs, satin stitch or appliqué around enclosed
areas in a picture.
Create your pictures using
the drawing tools and
Mini-pics. Filter and
improve your pictures, or
add interesting effects.
Save pictures or send them
to the Wizards.
Adjust designs using easy
editing features: Navigate
around the design with the
Filmstrip, convert between
stitch types and patterns,
and much more.
Amazing fill patterns and techniques – choose from
over 250 fill patterns or make your own. Emboss fill
areas with personal highlights. Set the start and end
points of fill areas, if desired, and use up to 500
holes. Use gradient density to produce beautiful
shading effects.
Beautiful specialty fill types include Radial, Spiral,
Shape fill with 50 shape styles (and motif options),
and Quilt Stipple fill.
Find more information on pages 3, 4, and 5

Your authorized Pfaff dealer:
Find your designs
and pictures easily!
Convert embroideries from one format to
another, one at a time or in batches.
Convert designs and pictures to images
from .zip files.
Browse, sort, search, view, catalog
and print your designs in 3D with
realistic thread colors in full-sized or
thumbnail images.
And a lot more...
100
fantastic
embroidery
designs
for you!
The Link between your embroidery
machine and computer!
The creative smart card station allows you to save your embroidery
creations on your own personal creative smart card or creative card.
It provides the link between your computer and embroidery machine.
4D Organizer
creative
4D smart card station
creative
Help is always at hand!
Printed User‘s Guides, Quick Reference Cards, Internet
FAQs, Learning Center with interactive tutorials and more.
Holder to organize your User‘s Guides and binder for Quick
Reference Cards included! Store all your guides neatly!
!
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– PC with Intel®processor or equivalent
(I GHz or higher)
– Windows®XP or Windows®Vista
– 512 MB RAM
– 2 GB hard disk space for program
installation (5 GB for total installation)
– Screen resolution 1024 x 768,
16 million colors
– Mouse
– DVD-Rom drive
– USB port
System Requirements