Gunold PCH format

PCH ‘Punch and Stitch’ is the native file format of the Gunold Embroidery Design software. Gunold PCH designs can be directly converted to EMB files although EmbroideryStudio interprets some of the stitch types differently. This table details how Gunold PCH features are converted to EMB format.

Gunold PCH	EMB
Outline types
Parallel	Column A
Serial	Column C
Block Outline	Complex Fill
Run	Run
Incline	Run
Manual	Manual
Stitch types
Satin	Satin
Ceding	Tatami
Random Ceding	Tatami with random factor applied
Step	Tatami
Piping	Contour
OBI	Tatami
Zigzag	Zigzag
Cross	not supported
Photo	not supported
Satin underlays
none	none
Single	Center Run
Edge	Edge Run
Zigzag	Zigzag
Cross	Zigzag
Edge Zigzag	Edge Run + Zigzag
Edge Cross	Edge Run + Zigzag
Netting	Double Zigzag
Double Zigzag	Double Zigzag
Triple Zigzag	Double Zigzag
Step / block fill levels
Complex Fill	Holes in Complex Fill
Form Fill	User Defined Split in Complex Fill
Vector Fill	User Defined Split in Complex Fill
Block Fill	Program Split in Complex Fill
Miscellaneous
Branches	Grouped object (uses lettering sequence algorithm)
Random - side 1 / side 2	Jagged Edge effect
Pitch	Stitch Spacing
Length	Stitch length
Stitch angle	Complex Fill stitch angle
U turn	Backtrack
Compensation	Pull Compensation
Corner mode	Smart Corners
Short / Long	Stitch Shortening
Square backstitch Satin Step	Straight stitch Trapunto
Styles	Motifs
Patterns	none