Save & upload designs
Save embroidery designs to Library to preserve your work and make designs available across Wilcom applications. How a design is saved depends on where it was originally opened.
If you opened the design from... | Save to Library | Upload to Library |
Your computer or Free Designs | Saves the design to Library as a new design. | Saves the design to Library as a new design. |
Library | Saves changes to the existing Library design. | Saves the edited design as a new Library design, leaving the original unchanged. |
Save a new design to Library
If you open a design from your computer or from Free Designs, it is not yet stored in Library. Use Save to Library to upload the design and create a new Library design.
To save a new design
- Open a design from your computer or Free Designs.
- Make any required changes.
- Click Save to Library.
- Enter the design information if prompted.
- Click Upload to save the design. The design is uploaded to Library and becomes available to other Wilcom applications.
Save changes to an existing Library design
If you open a design from Library and make changes, Save to Library updates the existing design. This command is available only after the design has been modified.
To save changes
- Open a design from Library.
- Edit the design.
- Click Save to Library. Your changes are saved to the existing Library design.
Upload a design as a new copy
Use Upload to Library when you want to keep the original Library design and save the edited version as a separate design. This works like Save As in other applications.
To upload a new copy
- Open a design from Library.
- Make the required changes.
- Click Upload to Library.
- Enter a name and any required design information.
- Upload the design. A new design is created in Library, while the original design remains unchanged.
Choosing the right option
You want to... | Use... |
Save a new design from your computer or Free Designs | Save to Library or Upload to Library |
Update an existing Library design | Save to Library |
Create a new version of an existing Library design | Upload to Library |
If you want to preserve the original version of a design, use Upload to Library. This creates a new Library design instead of replacing the existing one.