Transitioning to Embrilliance
With the discontinuation of the Designer's Gallery brand, users of the EmbroideryWorks, MonogramWorks, and Creator programs have been given access to their functionality through the Embrilliance Platform. By installing the platform and registering with your existing Designer's Gallery program serial numbers, you'll be able to use the features of the Designer's Gallery EmbroideryWorks, MonogramWorks, and Creator software through their Embrilliance counterparts.
The Embrilliance platform accepts serial numbers for the following Designer’s Gallery Software titles:
EmbroideryWorks Advanced
EmbroideryWorks Everyday
MonogramWorks
Creator (all levels)
Instructions
1. Download and install the Embrilliance platform for your operating system. The most current installation files can be found at embrilliance.com/downloads.
Mac: download the PKG file. Go to your Downloads folder when it has finished downloading and
double click on the PKG file to run the installation program.
Windows: Download either the ZIP or EXE file - if prompted choose to save to your computer. The default is to save to your Downloads location. If you downloaded the ZIPd version - unzip it. Some people find it easiest to drag the EXE file from inside the zip and drop it on their desktop which unzips it. Double click on the unzipped EXE file to run the installation program.
2. Once you have installed the Embrilliance platform, the program may automatically open and ask you for a serial number. NOTE: Your EmbroideryWorks software has your serial numbers listed under Help > Serial Numbers. This is also the menu option to choose when you are entering your numbers in the Embrilliance Platform.
This is where you would enter in a serial number and click Set.
If you copy and paste, be sure that you are not missing characters or including characters like spaces or carriage returns. You can RIGHT click in the field on a Mac and choose Paste, ⌘+V does not work. If you have multiple programs, add all serial numbers in the top field, one per line. Once your serial numbers are entered, click Set.
Note: For those that have Designer’s Gallery EmbroideryWorks, the Accuquilt Die Library will also be included in your serial number. You must download and install the most current BX files from the Embrilliance downloads page - the previous BX files from other locations are not up to date and will not work in this program. The direct link to the Accuquilt Library download page can be found here: embrilliance.com/aqupdate
4. The final step is to register your serial numbers with the Embrilliance website. Click Registration and enter your current information to log your serial numbers with the Embrilliance servers. This will ensure that your serial numbers are able to be looked up and sent to you if you ever need them to be! This is a great thing to do whenever you add software to the platform.
5. For those that have the Designer’s Gallery EmbroideryWorks already installed on their computer, here are a few steps to follow to complete the transition.
• All of your installed BX fonts can be transferred into the Embrilliance platform. If you have never installed any BX files into your EmbroideryWorks software or have never used Font Mapper (EmbroideryWorks Advanced) to create keyboard fonts - you can skip all of the following and go on to step 6.
• You will only have to do this ONE time.
• Some people find it easier (or less confusing) to use a blank USB thumb drive to complete the transfer even though they are copying files from one program on their computer to another.
• The only folder you need to copy is the Fonts folder. If you have questions, please contact support on the Embrilliance website and ask!
We have created a video showing how to do the following from one Embrilliance program to another. The only difference is that you are copying the Fonts folder from your Designer’s Gallery folder into your Embrilliance folder. You can find the video here and we do recommend that you watch this to become familiar with the process.
Font Transfer Steps
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- Open your Designer’s Gallery EmbroideryWorks program.
- Go to the Utility menu and choose Open Library folder. Click OK to the warning message.
- Insert your blank USB drive into your computer.
- Select the Fonts folder and drag and drop it onto the USB. Wait for it to finish copying the files. Leave the USB in the drive.
- Close your Designer’s Gallery program.
- Open the Embrilliance program.
- Go to the Utility menu and choose Open Library folder. Click OK to the warning message.
- Select the Fonts folder and drag it to the recycle bin. Since you just installed Embrilliance, this folder is empty.
- Open your USB that has the Fonts folder you just copied.
- Drag and drop the Fonts folder to where the original Fonts folder was and wait for it to finish copying the files over.
Be careful not to put the Fonts folder inside another folder, rename it, or do anything other than copy it from the USB into the Embrilliance folder. - Close all programs.
- Open Embrilliance and go to the Lettering tool. Your font list will now be populated with all of the BX fonts you previously had in your Designer’s Gallery software.
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6. You are now finished with your conversion!
Miscellaneous Items of Note
After you install the Embrilliance platform, you will have a new icon - the yellow needle -
on your desktop or in applications folder. This is the program that you will run from here
on in.
Do you need to keep the previous Designer’s Gallery EmbroideryWorks program installed?
No. It is a separate program and you are not required to uninstall it. However, the Embrilliance platform is already more up to date than what you were using! All of the BE files that you created previously will still work in your Embrilliance software.
To uninstall the Designer's Gallery Software:Windows: Go to Add/Remove programs to uninstall Designer’s Gallery EmbroideryWorks
Mac: Open Finder and go to the Applications folder. Select the Designer’s Gallery program icon and drag and drop it onto the recycle bin. Empty the Recycle Bin.