New Features Include

• Keyless/Machineless Software: No more keys, no more plugging in to your Inspiration to save. Use your software anywhere, anytime on up to 3 computers! (must have internet connection and Inspiration connected for 1 time registration)
• Rhinestone Feature: Convert any vector graphic or font to rhinestones!
• PDF Import: Import vector PDF files and cut them, no vectorization required!
• 300 New Images in our updated image gallery!
• Group/Ungroup button: Easily group and ungroup your designs by clicking a button right next to your design!
• Auto Save: No more designs lost to computer crashes and power outages! Inspiration Studio Pro software will automatically save your design in a backup folder every five minutes! Five minutes too long? Change it to whatever interval you like!
• Two New Welding Tools: Subtract Weld and Weld and Subtract tools give you even more welding options!
• Improved Default Color Palette: Find yourself always looking for peach and orange? Search no longer with our new improved default color palette!
• Lattice Feature: Convert any vector graphic or font to a lattice design!
• Special Effects: Add special effects to your design such as a shadow, charm, or outline all with one click!
• Freehand Draw: Freehand your own designs directly in the software!
• Paper Textures: Fill your design with paper textures to visualize your final project!
• Create Color Palette: Create your own custom color palette from any image with just one click!
• Lasso Selection: A brand new selection tool so that you can select any portion of your design with ease!
• New Toolbars: Brand new toolbars put more of your favorite features such as WYSiWYG, Wire Frame, Show Construction Points and more right at your fingertips!
• Object to Path: Wrap any object around any path!
• Vertical Text: Change your text from horizontal to vertical and back again with just one click!
• A Improved Interface for Saving and Searching images makes it easier than ever to save your designs!

Plus lots of little tweeks and we are finding more as we use it – not documented.

• Swirl Creator
• Improved Text insert / modify screen.

Pro Update

• New Mat Screen View – this feature allows you to turn the “page” on your screen in to a replica of your cutting mat so that you can easily determine where cuts will be on your mat. To turn this feature on go to the the “Setting” drop down menu and select “Page”. In the new window click on the circle next to “Show Cutting Mat” and then click “Ok” at the bottom of the window.
• Enhanced Cut Accuracy option – This new toggle-able feature is under “Options” in the Cut Control Panel and will allow you to switch on “Enhanced Cut Accuracy” which for many users will improve scallops, circles, and tight corners.
• SVG Import – SVG files will now import directly in to the Inspiration Studio Pro software.
• Improved “Center Line” vectorization – Found under Vectorization in the “Image” drop down menu, this feature, which is often used for rhinestones or to change a regular font to a single stroke font, will now produce smoother and cleaner lines.
• Auto Trace – Intensity Detect will now automatically vectorize your image after selecting “OK” in the Intensity Detect window. Auto Trace is vastly improved to give a lot better output, even on difficult to vectorise images.
• Lots of little tweeks to code.

posted by Richard Adams
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