Design files

Design files, also known as ‘all-in-one’ files, are high-level formats which contain object outlines, object properties and stitch data. When you open a design file in the software, corresponding stitch types, digitizing methods and effects are applied.

Design files can be scaled, transformed and reshaped without affecting stitch density or quality. After modification, you can choose to save your design to EMB format, or to a different format altogether.

Note: Some design files, such as Wilcom INP and Gunold PCH, contain incomplete information. Old format ESD designs are somewhere between an design file and a machine file. They contain stitch data, information about selected stitch types, densities, and machine functions. They do not, however, contain information about shapes and lines. ESD files require object/outline recognition if you want to perform object editing in EmbroideryStudio.