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&#...
Variants function is a very useful and easy-to-use tool for making different color variants for your fabric design. You can make up to 500 different color variants for weft, warp, or warp&weft, an...
MacBean Tartan, a cloth that traveled to the moon and back! Astronaut Alan Bean, took a piece of his Scottish clan MacBean tartan cloth up to the moon, during his Apollo 12 mission in 1969. Alan Bea...
We have successfully finished a new project, Online Digital Fabric Catalogue with Order System, for textile company Tekstina! With the Catalogue, Tekstina can reach out to their customers and show the...
In the printout of the fabric simulation, we added an option to add the ruler on the bottom of the fabric simulation. Adding the ruler, let’s you know the real size of the fabric, even if the us...
Create large random weaves using special Random function in ArahPaint6. It’s easy and it’s fast! Use the random weave structures in ArahWeave to create interesting patterns on the fabric s...
Irena ARNĂUTU, Lecturer PhD. Eng. from Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iasi, Romania recently issued a new article for the 16th International Scientific Conference eLearning and Software for ...
Dear Mac users, we finally landed on the shores of Catalina and settled on its land! After months of struggle, 64-bit ArahWeave and ArahDrape are ready&working. Users of Mac OS Catalina operatin...
Producers of different fabrics require different fabric technical datasheet. If you are making a shawl, your technical datasheet will look different than the one for making blankets. In ArahWeave you ...
Today PANTONE introduced the addition of 315 new colors to PANTONE® FASHION, HOME + INTERIORS. The users of ArahWeave CAD get them from day 1. You will get the new PANTONE® FASHION, HOME + INTERIORS...
Lapland University from Rovaniemi in Finland has been learning and creating beautiful designs in ArahWeave CAD for weaving on Digital Weaving Norway jacquard handloom. By using CAD they easily colabor...
We are pleased to introduce our new agent from Uzbekistan, Mr. Khamidjon Isomov, General Director at ISOMY GROUP LLC. Contact info: ISOMY GROUP LLC I Vobkent Ds, Yangihayat Str, 75 Bukhara-Uzbe...
Tesktina company decided for modern, convenient and simple seasonal fabric collection presentation and placing of the order. We made for them the fabric catalogue on a tablet, for customer to browse a...
ONE YEAR HAS PASSED AND NEW ARAHNE SOFTWARE UPDATES ARE OUT AGAIN! ? We prepared a short document, presenting a selection of interesting new features, that will make your work even easier. New feature...
In ArahPaint6 we added a new function: Autosave image. Up to 10 images can be stored automatically, additional ones will be overwritten. In case the software crashes during image design, or any other ...
How would you like to know which yarns and yarn colors are available? Even check the yarn location? That is all possible with integrating ERP and ArahWeave CAD. From ERP you can import the following d...
An interesting article, Design of large size repeats for dobby fabrics in ArahWeave, written by Irina Arnautu, Lecturer PhD. Eng. from Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iasi, Romania. She descri...
Dress the 3D model with your own fabric design directly from ArahWeave CAD, in just a few steps. You can apply as many fabrics as you want, and choose among 44 different 3D models, from shirts, ties, ...
In ArahWeave you can now save warper Stäubli Delta 100/110/200 file format. You can transfer the information about reed, drawing-in, drafting, empty dents, and drop wires. Special thanks to our frien...
On Mac OS new update to Mac OS Catalina operating system is already available. ArahWeave is not yet compatible with Catalina, so we urge you not to update the Mac system, until the new version of Arah...
Maximum interactivity reached! With the latest ArahWeave CAD upgrade you can draw image in ArahPaint and at the same time see the changes on the fabric simulation when designing in Jacquard conversion...
The Golden AAA credit rating is awarded by Swedish rating company Bisnode to above-average companies that have shown a credit rating of excellence for three consecutive years. It is based on the finan...
The Binding Technology of Fabrics, Book 3, by Prof. Martin Kienbaum, newly published in German and English. Book 3 focuses on describing various construction elements of unique design fabrics, such as...
Complete ArahWeave manual is now available in Simplified and Traditional Chinese. ...
Dobby and Jacquard Quick Start Instructions are now also available in Finnish. If you want to quickly learn the basics of Dobby and Jacquard design in ArahWeave CAD software, it is best to start with ...
ArahWeave CAD already supports 33 different Dobby and Jacquard Industrial Loom Formats. New support forTsudakoma .DP5 loom format has been made recently and is ready to use! For all those who have Tsu...
Arahne CAD is already translated into 17 different languages. Manuals and Quick Start Instructions are not far behind. Dobby and Jacquard Quick Start Instructions now also available in Polish! ...
We are delighted to launch our new promotional video. Warning: This video contains graphic content, like textile designing, weaving machinery, rotating 3d models and completely harmless spiders and ma...
After several month of work we proudly present ArahView 3D. ArahView 3D is Arahne’s new application which allows you to apply designed fabric on the 3D model immediately. We offer a large varie...
A few months ago we published an article about using the Variants feature in ArahWeave. And now, from our movie production team, here is a new video on the same subject. So no more excuses, start usin...
We are proud to announce that Arahne was awarded GOLDEN AAA Highest Creditworthiness Certificate rating by Bisnode, a Swedish credit rating company....
Patricia Stewart, member of Jacquard Study Group, who is also a user of ArahWeave, wrote an exceptional article equipped with rich visual material, explaining the design of lotus pillow fabric in Arah...
What is NEW in Arahne software? See the new functions in ArahWeave, ArahPaint and ArahDrape and learn how to use them in the relase notes. If you haven’t received the latest version yet (ArahWe...
In questo documento potrete vedere le nuove funzioni in ArahWeave, ArahPaint e ArahDrape. Se non avete ancora ricevuto la nuova versione (ArahWeave 8.3d) ed avete un contratto di manutenzione, conta...
Probably it happened to each and anyone of us, we stepped into the store and we were mesmerized by the upholstered furniture or by the curtains with the beautiful pattern. The majority starts picturin...
Newest work of our video production team deals with novelty or fancy yarns in ArahWeave. Plus a few tricks you can use for faster weave creation in the Weave editor....
ArahWeave’s double weave editor is the main character of our new video tutorial. Please check new “Suggest stitching points” feature, which, surprisingly, does what it says: adds int...
Ever wonder how to create a Jacquard design in 5 minutes? Please check out this new cool ArahWeave video....
Please check out this new cool video demonstrating the power of ArahPaint. The contour tool does miracles....
We are proud to announce that Arahne was once again awarded with the AAA Highest Creditworthiness Certificate rating by Bisnode, a Swedish credit rating company. This is the sixth consecutive year....
Arahne’s customer Tekstina needed a system to show their new fabric collection at the fair, and collect the orders for samples....
Variants – possibility to have more than one design in a fabric file, is one of the most underestimated ArahWeave’s feature from the last year. However, it is heavily used by few customers...
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2017! (click on the picture to see the video)...
Duresta – one of British top furniture companies is using model configurator based on images generated with ArahDrape. Try making your own sofa by choosing among variety of fabrics here, it is ...
It is so rare nowadays to find a new book on weaving, that when a good one comes along, it is a reason for celebration. Prof. Martin Kienbaum has written set of three books about weaves, which were on...
We are pleased to announce that Arahne was once again awarded the AAA Creditworthiness rating by Bisnode, a Swedish credit rating company. This is the fifth consecutive year....
One of our satisfied customers from Vietnam! With the help of ArahDrape texture mapping software, HANÕI TAILOR created a website on which a customer can design and purchase his own custom shirt by ch...
(Painting by John William Waterhouse: “I’m half-sick of shadows” said the Lady of Shalott.)...
ArahWeave 7.2b finally supports scanned yarns. You can compare tapestry fabric simulation with a scanned yarn and normal straight yarn. You see that the one with scanned yarn is much more vivid and re...
Arahne has developed ArahDrape to help weavers in showing their fabric on the final product. ArahDrape is a normal desktop application, where you load your model image, draw regions, load a texture fo...
We are pleased to announce that Arahne was once again awarded the AAA Creditworthiness rating by Bisnode, a Swedish credit rating company....
Arahne has a new customer in the beautiful island of Sardinia. We work a lot in Italy, but almost all the customers are located in strong textile areas of Biella, Como or Prato....
It sounds like a scam, but we are serious. ArahPaint is a free drawing program for textile design, and you can actually make money with it. We will show you an interesting way to do it. If you watch T...
We have completely rewritten the ArahDrape user’s manual. Previously, we only had a tutorial and videos, but now we explain all the advanced features, including handling of transparency and bat...
In turbulent times, people get tired of established parties and prefer “new faces”. But how can you know, if the new candidate is really new? We can use our knowledge of textiles and mathematics. ...
The video shows the importing of vector file into ArahPaint 5, reducing the number of colors, and applying the “Smooth shrink” function which also reduces or even eliminates the intermedia...
