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File type |
Description |
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Design |
Design files usually contain digitized shapes and lines, selected stitch types and stitch values and effects. |
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Machine |
Machine files generally contain stitches and machine functions and are only suited to specific embroidery machines. |
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Extension |
Format |
Read |
Write |
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EMB |
EmbroideryStudio design file (up to & including the latest release) | • |
• |
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ART |
artista V4.0 design files |
• |
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ART42 |
Explorations project file |
• |
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ART?0 |
BERNINA Embroidery Software file |
• |
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JAN |
Janome Embroidery Software file |
• |
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Extension |
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Format |
Read |
Write |
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10O |
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Toyota |
• |
• |
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ARX |
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Bernina cross stitch file format |
• |
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BRO |
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Bits & Volts |
• |
• |
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CSD |
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Singer / Poem / Huskygram |
• |
• |
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DAT |
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Hiraoka DAT |
• |
• |
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DSB |
† |
Tajima (Barudan) |
• |
• |
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DSN |
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Nova |
• |
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DST |
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Tajima |
• |
• |
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DSZ |
¥ |
Tajima ZSK machine format |
• |
• |
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EMX |
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Wilcom cross stitch file format |
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EMD |
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Elna |
• |
• |
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EXP |
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Melco |
• |
• |
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HUS |
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Husqvarna / Viking / Pfaff |
• |
• |
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INB |
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Inbro |
• |
• |
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JEF |
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Janome / Elna / Kenmore format (V1.0) |
• |
• |
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KSM |
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Pfaff |
• |
• |
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MJD |
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Time & Space MJD |
• |
• |
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PCD |
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Pfaff |
• |
• |
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PCH |
|
Pfaff |
• |
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PCM |
|
Pfaff |
• |
• |
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PCQ |
|
Pfaff |
• |
• |
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PCS |
|
Pfaff |
• |
• |
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PEC |
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Deco / Brother / Babylock |
• |
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PES |
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Deco / Brother / Babylock |
• |
• |
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PMU |
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Proel Win |
• |
• |
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UM |
|
Proel DOS |
• |
• |
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SEW |
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Janome / Elna / Kenmore |
• |
• |
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SHV |
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Husqvarna / Viking / Pfaff |
• |
• |
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STC |
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Gunold APS stitch format |
• |
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STX |
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Datastitch |
• |
• |
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TAP / MON |
§ |
Happy |
• |
• |
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TBF |
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Tajima |
|
• |
|
U01 |
† |
Barudan (TBD) |
• |
• |
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U03 |
|
Barudan FDR-3 |
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• |
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VEP |
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Hiraoka VEP |
|
• |
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VIP |
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Husqvarna / Viking / Pfaff |
• |
• |
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VP3 |
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Husqvarna / Viking / Pfaff |
• |
• |
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XXX |
† |
Singer |
• |
• |
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Z01 |
£ |
ZSK TC machine format |
• |
• |
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† includes needle addressing data ¥ Two options – ZSK1 and ZSK2 (see note) § TAP and MON files are written together – TAP is the machine file, MON the header file.£ Used with Transport Code Disks (see note) |
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