Welcome to Datacolor Match Textile

Congratulations on your purchase of Datacolor Match Textile!

You can download the software from this page, view the Quick Start guide for your product, plus find helpful links to User Guides and additional support.

Get Started

Follow these simple steps below to start using your new software product:

1. Download

Download your software packages using the corresponding link:

Note: To install the ISO image, open File Explorer and right-click on the file. From the pop-up menu, select the Mount command. This will open a virtual drive that is visible in File Explorer, from which you can install the software.

2. Install

Important note before install: Please note this installation process is for standalone systems (a single computer), if you need multisystem installation, please contact your Datacolor representative for different procedures.
Additional factors for successful installation:

  • Make sure your computer hardware and operating system meet the requirements below
  • You must have administrative right to your computer for the installation to complete

Install the Software on your computer. You must install the software in the following order:

1) Sybase • 2) Datacolor Match Textile • 3) Datacolor Tools.

 

3. Activate

There are two options for activating your new Software, select the options applicable to you:

  • Online Activation Process:
    Launch the software and follow the steps in License Activation Dialog Box. Use the activation code from your Datacolor email.
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  • Offline Activation Process:
    If you don’t have internet access and need to active offline, please contact support.

    If you need additional information please download this guide.

4. Additional Information

Datacolor provides you additional information to get the most out of your software:

Software Downloads

Sybase

Datacolor Match Textile

Datacolor Tools

System Requirements

ComponentSystem Requirements
Operating SystemWindows 10 and 11 (Pro or Enterprise Only)
Required FrameworkMicrosoft .NET Framework 4.7.2 or higher
ProcessorDual Core or higher (See Windows operating system requirements)
Memory8 GB or more
Hard drive500 GB
For ToolsSV: SSD 1 TB Min, 4 TB
Display1920×1080 – size of text only 100% supported
Graphic cardGraphic card supporting OpenGL 2.1
ConnectionsSerial, USB, Bluetooth or Ethernet (depending on spectrophotometer model)
Server OSWindows Server 2016, 2019, 2022
Additional RequirementsOnly for Paint 2.X: SQL Server 2022
Only for Tools 2.X: SQL Server 2012 to 2019
Internet ConnectionInternet access recommended for software updates and license activation
LAN ConnectionFor ToolsSV – Network should be 1 GBPS min
 
NotesLower system configurations may limit performance, data capacity and operation of some features. Faster processor, more memory and faster hard drives will significantly enhance performance.

Additional Information

Datacolor provides you additional information to get the most out of your software:

Do you have problems, questions or comments – feel free to contact us

Get Support

FAQs and Howtos for Match Textile

From the recipe explorer view click on the recipe you would like to correct and press the Lab Correction button in the Tool bar or press F6

Follow these step-by-step guide

Right Click on the spectro icon and choose ’input form’.

See detailed instructions.

Go to the TOOLS menu and click Import or Export.

Read “Import and Export from Match Textile” for more information.

Both Datacolor Match Pigment and Datacolor Match Textile use the Sybase Adaptive Server database management system.

The attached document will explain the different methods that can be used to back up the database.

  • From the main screen Click on the button Dyeprocess
  • You will come into an ‘explorer’ type screen
  • Double Click on the right-hand side or right click and choose
  • Dyeprocess.

Follow these step-by-step information

From the main menu press the “recipe” button and use the following options

  • Match a new standard button in the Tool bar
  • F5
  • Right Click and select Match Option

Follow these step-by-step instructions.

  1. Create a Quality/Style.
  2. Measure in your primaries as color samples.
  3. Create dyestuff names.
  4. Create a dyeprocess.
  5. Create a dyeset.
  6. Add dyes to the dyeset.
  7. Calibrate the dyeings

Follow the step by step information

Click on the button ‘sample’ from the main Datacolor Match Textile shell.

Right click on the right-hand side of the sample window and choose sample from the drop-down list. Follow step-by-step information.

Follow the guide for sample preparation best practices using Match Textile.

Select the task ‘New’ from the menu ‘Colorant set’ and select the colorant set type you would like to create. Follow the step-by-step information.

Go to the TOOLS menu and click Import or Export.

Download these instructions to import and export from match textile for more information.

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