Brother Embroidery Software BES-100E
Version 2.14
Release Notes
May, 2003
Thank you for purchasing Brother Embroidery Software, BES-100E ver.2.14. BES-100E is an
exciting step forward for embroidery design. Fast, easy, and powerful, you will find that
BES-100E is more than capable of handling your embroidery needs.
What's New in Version 2.14
Improvements in Version 2.13 from Version 2.14
| 1. |
Non-Dos disks has been available on Windows 2000 and Xp. |
| 2. |
It has become possible to output the data by the PES format which corresponds
to the PR-600. |
Improvements in Version 2.12 from Version 2.13
| 1. |
New fonts have been added to the standard fonts.
The following two fonts have been prepared especially for small size embroidery.
Helsinki for small
Oakland for small
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| 2. |
The problem that a communication error occurred when Spooler is running on Windows Xp has been fixed. |
| 3. |
The problem that a system error occurred when BES-100E starts on Windows NT4.0 has
been fixed. |
| 4. |
All texts in sample BDF files are now made with new standard fonts, although some
samples had used the old standard fonts, which were discontinued at ver.2.0. |
Improvements in Version 2.11 from Version 2.12
| 1. |
The product name has been changed to BES-100E.
The formal product name has been changed from BE-100 to BES-100E from this version.
| NOTE: |
In the reference manual, online help and on the package box, there are
some places that the old product name, BE-100 is still used. |
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| 2. |
The setup program is now compatible with Windows Xp.
BES-100E setup program has been modified and compatible with Windows Xp.
| NOTE: |
* |
Although the setup became compatible with Windows Xp, Non-Dos disk read
and write feature does not function on Windows Xp because of the device
driver compatibility problem.
If you will use Non-Dos disks, like Barudan disks, you need to use BES-100E on Windows 98 / Me system, instead of Xp system. |
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* |
BES-100E can not be installed or used if two or more users are logging-on
to Widnows Xp system at the same time. The number of log-on users must
be one when BES-100E is installed or used. |
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| 3. |
The problem that the application stops while a design is being printed
with some particular printers, has been fixed. |
Improvements in Version 2.10 from Version 2.11
| 1. |
The setup program is now compatible with Windows2000 + FAT32 file system.
Windows2000 is the higher version of Windows NT4.0 and it has supported
FAT32 file system, which had not been supported by Windows NT4.0.
The support has been added to the setup program to install BES-100E to
Windows2000 + FAT32 file system. |
Improvements in Version 2.00 from Version 2.10
| 1. |
The setup program is now compatible with Windows NT/2000 registry system.
BES-100E setup program has been modified and compatible with WindowsNT4.0
and Winodws2000.
| NOTE: |
Although the setup became compatible with NT/2000 system, Non-Dos disk
read and write feature does not function on NT/2000 because of the device
driver compatibility problem.
If you will use Non-Dos disks, like Barudan disks, you need to use BES-100E
on Windows 98 / Me system, instead of NT/2000 system. |
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| 2. |
Support has been added to control to print the start/end marker and connection
lines.
In File/ Page Setup/ Sewout tab, there are two new check boxes, Connections
and Start/End Marker to turn on or off printing connection lines and start/end
marker. |
Improvements in Version 2.00 from Version 1.60
| 1. |
The importing TrueType font text has been added as an optional feature.
To use this feature, you need to purchase the optional software, which will be provided with a disk. Once you activate the feature, you can use any TrueType fonts that have been installed to your computer system to make embroidery text.
This function also allows you to input two or more different language letters
in a text, by switching the keyboard language.
When importing TrueType font text, the following points should be kept in mind. |
| 1.1. |
Riched20.dll
Importing TrueType uses one of the Windows system files, Riched20.dll.
Riched20.dll is supposed to be installed as a standard feature of Windows
98, Windows 2000 or later version of Windows, but it is not a standard
feature of Windows 95. However, Riched20.dll is also used by some Microsoft
products, such as MS-Word 97. Therefore, it is possible that Riched20.dll
has already been installed even if your computer is Windows 95. You can
check whether Riched20.dll has been installed or not to your computer by
following the steps below.
| (1) |
Click on Start button on the Windows task bar. |
| (2) |
Point to Find and then click on Files or Folders. |
| (3) |
In Find dialog, type "Riched20.dll" in Named box and choose Local Hard Drives
in Look in list box and then click on Find Now button. |
| (4) |
If Riched20.dll is found in Windows\System folder, it means the file has
already been installed. |
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If Riched20.dll has not been installed in your computer, you can install
it by installing an application software, Word Viewer 97, that Microsoft
provides as a free software. You can install Word Viewer 97 by following
the steps below.
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| 1.2. |
How to use Importing TrueType
A new tool button, TrueType tool, has been added. Normally, the tool button
is located in lower left part of the BES-100E main window and it looks
like "TT" icon.
| NOTE: |
If the TrueType tool button does not appear in the main window, click on
View menu, click on Toolbars and then check if TrueType check box is turned
on. |
To import text of TrueType font as embroidery data, follow the steps below.
| (1) |
Click on TrueType tool. |
| (2) |
Punch the start point of the text baseline in the design window.
If you right click, instead of left click, the start point is set at (0,
0) and also the next step #3 will be skipped. |
| (3) |
Punch the end point of the text baseline in the design window.
| NOTE: |
At this version, Importing TrueType supports only horizontal line text
and the text length will be changed depending on the each entered letter
size. Therefore, the end point of the text base line will not be a real
end point of text. |
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| (4) |
In Insert TrueType Text dialog, choose a TrueType font name from the dropdown
list box. All of the available TrueType fonts for the current keyboard
language will be listed in the dropdown list box. |
| (5) |
Specify Size, Style and Multiline Spacing. The size will be the actual
sewing height of letters. Multiline spacing is the length between the text
base line of the previous line and the highest point of the current line.
In other words, Size + Multiline Spacing means the length between the two
base lines. |
| (6) |
Enter letters in Text box. You can change the size and the style for the
letters anytime while you are entering letters. The changes of the settings
will be applied to the letters that are entered after the changing and
will not affect the letters that was entered before the changing. To change
the size and the style of the letters that have already been entered, select
the letters first by using Shift + mouse dragging or Shift + arrow key
operation. |
| (7) |
Click on OK.
The entered text will be converted to Region and Path shapes and be imported
to the design window.
| NOTE: |
It may take a couple of minutes before the text is imported depending on
the number of the entered letters. |
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| 1.3. |
Switching languages
Insert TrueType Text dialog allows you to enter multiple-language text.
For example, you can enter letters of English, Greek and Thai in a text
line. To enter multiple-language text, the following three settings need
to be set up.
- Multiple-language support of Windows system
- Keyboard language for the target language
- TrueType fonts for the target language
To install multiple-language support in Windows, follow the steps below.
| (1) |
Click on Start, point to Settings, and then click on Control Panel. |
| (2) |
In Control Panel, double-click on Add/Remove Programs. |
| (3) |
Click on Windows Setup tab. |
| (4) |
Click on Multilanguage Support check box to select it. |
| (5) |
Click on OK. |
To enable support for the target language for the keyboard, follow the steps below.
| (1) |
In Control Panel, double-click on Keyboard. |
| (2) |
On Language tab, click on Add. |
| (3) |
Click on the language you want to use, and then click on OK. |
| (4) |
Click on Enable Indicator on Taskbar to select it. |
| (5) |
Click on OK. |
After following the above steps, the indicator icon will appear in the
right side of Windows Taskbar. You can switch the keyboard language to
the other one by clicking on the icon while entering letters in BES-100E
TrueType dialog. |
| 1.4. |
Quality of the generated embroidery data
TrueType font was developed for displaying text on a screen and for printing
document on a paper. Therefore, unlike BES-100E embroidery font, the font
does not have any embroidery-oriented attributions, such as stitch density
or sewing sequence. The Importing TrueType function in BES-100E automatically
calculates such attributions from only the letter shape that the TrueType
font has and converts the letter shape to BES-100E Region and Path shapes.
However, in some cases, the converted shapes need to be edited to make
better stitches. We recognize that this is not a bug but one of the technical
restrictions. If the letter shape is relatively simple, it will not need
to be edited in most cases. Conversely, if the letter shape is very complicated,
it may need to be edited. You can use Reshape tool to edit them.
| NOTE: |
Reshape tool is available in Feature Level 3, which is the Editing level,
or higher. |
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| 2. |
Support has been added to Output dialog for outputting sewing data to any
drive or folder.
To output a data file to a drive other than the floppy drive, follow the steps below.
| (1) |
Go to menu, File/Output Design. Output Design dialog will appear. |
| (2) |
Click on Brows button. |
| (3) |
Since the system tries to check the floppy drive first, the message like
"The device is not ready" will appear if no disk is in the floppy
drive. In this case, click on Cancel. |
| (4) |
Choose Directory dialog will appear and choose the destination drive and folder. |
| (5) |
After choosing the destination, type a file name and click on OK.
| NOTE: |
The Brows button will be disabled if "BAS-416 Serial" is selected
in Machine menu in Output Design dialog. |
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| 3. |
The default number of needles has been increased from 9 to 12. |
| 4. |
The following new information has been added in About BES dialog.
| (1) |
The version number of the attached security key |
| (2) |
The expiration date of the attached security key if it is demo key. |
| (3) |
The remaining use count of the attached security key if it is demo key. |
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| 5. |
Contour direction for Polygon Fill has been available again.
Although this feature had been eliminated since version 1.40, it has been
available again in this version. |
| 6. |
The option, Medium sized stitches, in Text Effect property has been removed. |
| 7. |
Master Palette for Coats Alcazar thread colors is available
Two different Master Palettes have been available. The standard Master
Palette is preset with the colors for Madeira threads and the optional
Master Palette is preset with the colors for Coats Alcazar threads. These
are alternative and can not be used at the same time. To switch the Master
Palette with Madeira colors to the Master Palette with Coats Alcazar colors,
follow the steps below.
| (1) |
Open the folder, BES\Config |
| (2) |
To make a back up of the current Master Palette, rename the file, "Master
Palette.dat" to "Master Palette.dat.MDR". |
| (3) |
Rename the file, "Master Palette.dat.coats" to "Master Palette.dat". |
| (4) |
Restart BES-100E.
| NOTE: |
In the case that you have added your own color to the current Master Palette,
it will not appeared in new Master Palette if you switched it. |
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| 8. |
Support has been added to Spooler for .DST files.
To send .DST files to Brother machines, you do not need to run BES-100E
and output the designs to "BAS-416 Serial" anymore. You can simply
copy .DST files to BES\Spool folder by using Windows Explorer or My Computer
and download them to the machines. When using Spooler ver.2.0, the following
points should be kept in mind.
| - |
The number of jumps for trim should be set first. To set the number, go to the menu,
File/DST Trim Setup, in the Spooler window and chose a number from the list in the
dialog. The setting will be maintained in the system registry. |
| - |
Spooler will automatically convert all .DST files in BES\Spool folder to Spooler's
data files, .STH file. As a result, the copied .DST files will be deleted. |
| - |
If there is a .STH file which has the same file name as the .DST file name which is
being copied to BES\Spool folder, the file will be overwritten with the new data. |
| - |
The maximum number of .STH files that machines can access is 224. If more than
the maximum number of .STH files are stored in the folder, some of the files can not
be downloaded to the machines. |
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| 9. |
Several standard fonts have been improved and renamed.
The following table shows the improved fonts and the new font names.
Former Name New Name
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California Script Chelsea Italic
Collegetown Cambridge Two
Collegetown Block Cambridge
Collegetown Outline Cambridge Outline
DENVER SCRIPT Kingston
European Epsom
Georgia Glasgow Regular
Newfoundland Norfolk Regular
Phoenix Script Colon Italic
Tallahassee Tasmania Regular
Totstown Torino
When you upgrade your BES-100E from older version to this new ver.2.0,
you may want to keep the old fonts to maintain the saved BDF files, which
include text shapes with the fonts. If you upgrade BES-100E to ver.2.0
by just overwriting on the old one, the old fonts will be still available.
In some reason, if you need to uninstall the old version of BES-100E before
installing ver.2.0, you should make back up copies of the font files and
just restore them to BES/Fonts folder after installing ver.2.0. The fonts
can be available with the new version of BES-100E. |
| 10. |
Support for Brother PE-Design .PES file ver.4.0 has been added. |
| 11. |
A bug that the text in Font list, Ruler, Gallery button and a printout
page are not shown properly in a specific computer system has been corrected. |
| 12. |
Several menus and messages in Finnish have been modified. |
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