Reading & Outputting Designs

ES Schiffli makes a distinction between ‘logical’ and ‘physical’ machine functions. Logical functions are saved as ‘object properties’ in the native EMB design file. This concept may be new to Schiffli designers who are used to working on a stitch-by-stitch basis.

EMB files can be output to a wide variety of Schiffli formats. When outputting the final machine code – e.g. for Plauen or Saurer type machines – ES Schiffli ensures that the physical functions occur on the right stitch and in the right phase (for Plauen), based on preset values (defaults). In other words, it generates the necessary physical functions by interpreting the logical functions. See also Supported Schiffli file formats (Supplement).