In the ArahWeave fabric printout, we added the option to show a single yarn simulation under yarn colors. Previously, ArahWeave could only show the colors that are present in the yarn. For example, in...
PANTONE® has just introduced 175 new colors to the PANTONE FASHION, HOME + INTERIORS Color System. The 98 new colors are nicknamed “New age pastels”, while the remaining 77 are called ...
During the summer, we have inserted in ArahWeave another 1000 weaves, this time not from a collection of weaves, but from an Italian weaving textbook from 100 years ago. Oscarre Giudici, Tessuti di La...
Superimpose weave is a technique for constructing new weaves by layering one or more weaves on top of the other. In the video below we used an example from Oscarre Giudici’s book Tessuti di Lana...
We added a new smart function in ArahPaint6 that shows used colors in a design in rows and columns. It is very useful for making corrections on larger images consisting of several colors, to detect an...
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Our ArahWeave CAD program already has a large collection of weaves included in the standard installation. The enitre weave database has about 41.000 weaves. The weaves were collected and digitized fro...
In ArahWeave, ArahDrape and ArahPaint you can now set custom date format. You can set the following: the order of date elements (date, month, year) display month name or month number display full year...
We are exciting to introduce a new and unique function in ArahPaint6 with which you can rotate and zoom the brush pattern. When drawing with brushes you can set the angle and zoom of the brush pattern...
We issued a new short document containing a selection of new features developed throughout the last year, from January 2023 to January 2024. You will find new interesting functions in ArahWeave and Ar...
In this video tutorial you will learn how to create a multi-layer dobby fabric in ArahWeave, where the layers are self-stitched with the warp yarn. This type of weaves are common in technical fabrics,...
ArahPaint6 jacquard drawing program is now also available in Persian (Farsi), thanks to Bert Pols and Hamidreza Ghabraee of Stäubli. The Mac version still keeps menu orientation left to right, while ...
In ArahWeave you can now rotate an image at an angle in seamless repeat! It’s not as simple as it sounds to rotate an image at a specific angle and maintaining the repeat at the same time. Our c...
Our program employs Unicode UTF-8 encoding by default to ensure that each user can construct filenames that include both standard and special characters from their native language. To use it with Arah...
A new collection of wrinkles is now available for your use! We have gathered over 90 distinct wrinkle images for you to use in your fabric simulation. What is the purpose of wrinkles? If you want to a...
Numerous jacquard manufacturers support multi-floppy jacquard formats (Stäubli JC3, JC4, JC5, Bonas, Grosse) and ArahWeave supported splitting and saving of a single card file on multiple floppies. H...
In the ArahWeave Weave Editor window use the quadruple function for the simple creation of quadruple weaves with clockwise or anticlockwise rotation. This is one of the classical approaches for creati...
ArahWeave now supports direct color measurements from Nix Spectro 2, a professional-grade, pocket-sized, and cost-effective spectrophotometer. You can import measurements from Nix Spectro 2 and save t...
ArahWeave and ArahPaint can now read Eltex .EJP format of jacquard selvedges. This can be useful if you have old files in this format and you want to weave them on a different loom. For the whole list...
We are pleased to announce that Arahne has met gold creditworthiness criteria for the last three years (2020, 2021, and 2022) and has been awarded a Platinum Creditworthiness Certificate of Excellence...
As customary at the beginning of every year, we prepared a short document presenting a selection of new features developed from January 2022 till January 2023. New features have been developed in Arah...
Nothing is more satisfying than having a tidy working desk and everything in its own place, preferably all the time. In ArahWeave you can now save the default position of the windows you work in. Ever...
We always strive to allow our customers to create their fabric designs efficiently and fast. By adding new functions and tools, we also need to update our tutorials. We have updated one really old sha...
Check out this new tutorial with step-by-step instructions on how to create a drape project in ArahDrape texture mapping software. Starting from the model image, drawing regions, setting the size, app...
In ArahWeave we have added a very useful copy/paste function in several windows. You can copy and paste jacquard image, weaves, fabric image printouts, production cards, selvedge weaves. We have added...
Copy-paste is a very useful function, and we added it to ArahWeave in several windows. Now you can copy/paste images and weaves. We added the copy/paste function in the: main weave editor double weave...
In ArahWeave CAD software designers sometimes start to write warp/weft pattern in a different order than expected in the manufacturing mills. In the fabric design on the image, the pattern started wit...
Please do not upgrade to MacOS 13.0 Ventura just yet. We have posted previously that ArahWeave CAD works correctly with the latest MacOS Ventura. The program does work, but there is a bug in the way X...
ArahPaint6 has a new gradient function, that you can use with any drawing tool, from freehand drawing, draw line, polygon, arc, curve, bezier, circle, ellipse, rectangle, square, fill tool, spray. To ...
The new translation of the ArahPaint User’s Manual in simplified and traditional Chinese is ready! The manual consists of around 110 pages and contains 205 screenshots from ArahPaint software. A...
In ArahWeave, we have increased the maximum length of float correction setting from 255 to 999 threads. For normal fabrics, a float of 255 threads is already very long and we usually want shorter floa...
You can now choose between metric or imperial units directly in ArahPaint. Most of the settings for ArahPaint6, such as units, language, and default image file location can be set in ArahWeave softwar...
Arahne software is already translated into 17 different languages: Bulgarian, Catalan, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Macedonian, Polish, Ru...
Iza Sojka from MOST http://themost.pl, a decorative textile studio, is developing interesting and beautiful tapestries with ArahWeave, woven at Textus https://textus.pl/ You can see the initial pictur...
We made a color profile for ArahWeave on an Epson SureColor SC-P900 printer that has 10 different inks. This means we will get much better results with colors on the printed fabric simulations. The fa...
We are excited to introduce a new product for the design and weaving of name selvedges, ArahWeave Selvedge Edition. The jacquard looms for name selvedges are narrow, so the selvedge edition supports u...
Arahne was established in December 1992, shortly after the international recognition of Slovenia’s independence. So we are celebrating 30 years in business, quite a rare feat for a software comp...
In ArahWeave 9.6g we improved support for Picanol dobby loom. Below are listed the improvements: fringe is properly transferred, so you do not need to edit the file in Picanol software in order for it...
It’s time to upgrade your Arahne software to the latest version and get all the fancy new features! In the previous year, we have made significant improvements, bug fixes, and new functions in A...
In the ArahWeave 9.6c, we have added support for the latest Bonas CI controllers. In ArahWeave you can: – check loom status – load .EP card file from the loom – send .EP card file to...
Irregular effects on the fabric can make your product look more interesting, fun, and unique. In this new tutorial, we show how to design an irregular herringbone, using a combination of weave and ima...
Easily create an image in repeat with overlapping motifs with the new function “Browse repeat image”. Previously we have already introduced this function for “Drawing in repeat”...
With the new Browse repeat image function in the Drawing in repeat window, you can create pattern from a pattern! Simply load the 8-bit pattern image in repeat and let the software generate the same p...
In ArahPaint6 you can design amazing patterns in repeat in just a few seconds using different Filters. All the filters are presented in this Fast pattern manual with a collection of wonderful designs ...
Create a stunning visual effect by superimposing an image layer on the pattern. To create an image in ArahPaint6, you require: – an image of a pattern in repeat for background – an image t...
Load parallel function in ArahWeave allows you to load several different designs parallel to each other and weave them in one piece. The point of this function is to reduce sampling waste. During the ...
In ArahWeave CAD software you can save the production card of your design in a specific loom format. We already support all major dobby and jacquard industrial looms and warpers from Stäubli, Dornier...
With the new file selection dialog, working in ArahWeave and ArahDrape is even faster and more convenient. The file selection dialog has been improved significantly. Many new features were added, such...
In ArahPaint6 you can now create 7 types of patterns from layers in one direction (horizontal or vertical). The 7 types of patterns have been made on the basis of the mathematical frieze pattern, whic...
In ArahView3D you can now apply scanned or photographed fabrics and print designs on the 3D model. Previously you could only apply fabric simulations made in ArahWeave. ArahView3D has a large selectio...
Create corners and other different patterns using mirror diagonal function. You can diagonally mirror the image, layers or selection on the image in four different directions. Try it now! Download the...
Feeling creative with the borders? In ArahPaint6 you can create a border out of the selected image and place it on the right, left, top, bottom side of the main image or all sides at once. &nbs...
We are constantly developing our software, so you can design realistic and ready to weave fabrics as easily and fast as possible. We recently added new textures to ArahWeave CAD, which you can use to ...
With new function enhancement in ArahWeave, you can create a chenille and mohair yarn simulation in Yarn window. First select the type of yarn (Simple, Mouliné, Mélange, Multicolor, Custom) that you...
One year is around and new software features are ready for you to start using them. Despite COVID-19 restrictions, our office remained open the whole time and function normally, so we were able to wor...
Some of our customers manufacture fabric for different brands. Every time they printout the fabric simulation image, they would like to attach the logo of the brand belonging to a certain fabric desig...
In ArahWeave CAD we created a new Dobby Blanket. Comparing to the previous version, it is much easier to use and it offers additional functions, that will let you work with them fast and easier. In th...
Arahne’s customers are from different continents and countries all around the world, from Europe, Asia, North Africa, South America to USA. Our programs are already translated into 16 different ...
ArahWeave CAD already has a huge collection of weaves included in the standard installation. The whole weave database consists of more than 40.000 weaves. The weaves were gathered and digitalized from...
ArahWeave 9.3k has a new setting in screen color matching: you can choose between Arahne’s color matching, sRGB and AdobeRGB (by default screen color matching is set to Arahne’s): Arahne&#...
