ApS-Ethos
The facts below are what the maker publishes about ApS-Ethos, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From ApS-Ethos's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Artisan Plus | Priced on request | Production digitising for businesses regularly creating many designs; contact a dealer for further information |
| Creative Writer | Priced on request | Embroidery lettering and editing; contact a dealer for further information |
| Innovator | Priced on request | Digitising software; contact a dealer for further information |
| Organiser | Priced on request | Design storage and cataloguing; contact a dealer for further information |
| Virtuoso Plus | Priced on request | Complete embroidery digitising package; contact a dealer for further information |
| Writer | Priced on request | Embroidery lettering and editing; contact a dealer for further information |
The facts
Each one read from ApS-Ethos's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Artwork conversion
- The AutoStitch tool can convert an image or vector file into embroidery, and the site lists AI, EPS, and DXF vector imports with automatic conversion.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Design integrations
- Designs can be sent directly into Ethos from Corel Draw and Adobe Illustrator using plug-ins or vector transfer features described on the site.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Design storage
- Organiser uses an MS Access compatible database that can be shared over a network for design storage and transfer.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Digitising
- Digitising levels let users load or scan image or vector artwork and translate it into embroidery designs using automatic tools.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Distribution
- The maker directs prospective purchasers of ApS-Ethos embroidery software to its listed main dealers.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Editing features
- Innovator includes over 90 emblem shapes and 180 fill, satin, and running stitch patterns.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Embroidery tiers
- The embroidery suite offers Organiser, Writer, Creative Writer, Innovator, Artisan Plus, and Virtuoso Plus software levels.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The listed levels address businesses starting to modify designs, companies bringing design creation in-house, and businesses that regularly produce large numbers of embroidery designs.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Laser software status
- The maker says further development of its laser cutting software has been discontinued, while existing users can still access it.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Laser support notice
- The maker's homepage says critical issue assistance and technical support for Ethos v18 and v19 would continue until the end of 2025.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Organiser storage
- Organiser uses an MS Access compatible database that can be shared over a network to store, transfer, and monitor designs.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Product
- CadCam Technology says its product range includes ApS-Ethos embroidery software, Cutting Composer, and Laser Marker Software.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Security and registration
- The registration page says the software serial number is printed on a security dongle.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Smart text
- Smart Text adjusts embroidery text for its chosen size, including letter openings, underlay, and stitch density.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Text features
- The software levels include more than 150 embroidery lettering styles for personalising garments.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Updates
- Registered users can access a members area to download software updates and get information about new features.checked 11 Oct 2026
- What it does
- ApS-Ethos is a suite of embroidery software with levels for design storage, lettering and editing, and digitising artwork into embroidery designs.checked 11 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Machine formats
- Organiser can import and export embroidery designs using major industrial machine formats and supports networking to embroidery machines.checked 11 Oct 2026
The company
- Maker and headquarters
- The maker is CadCam Technology Ltd, whose about page lists its address as 5 Crocus Street, Nottingham, NG2 3DE, United Kingdom.checked 11 Oct 2026
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