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Convert AI or EPS to DFT for embroidery?
Anyone know a package to do this conversion? I need to send a customers logo to an embroiderer, but he prefers to have a DFT file? I don’t have my computer with Corel, Photoshop / Paintshop Pro with me….so can’t look!
Thanks
Adam
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17 Replies
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Is it DFT or DST as DST is what the embroidery machine will read but i would have thought the logo would need digitising by the embroiderer first we usually use jpeg and digitise it using the embroidery software which saves it as DST
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never heard of DST so guess it embroidery software native format.
They should have methods to accept common file formats, normally bitmap formats. -
Hmm ok, I do have it in EPS and in AI, so converting to Jpeg isn’t an issue. It’s all one colour, so digitising it shouldn’t be an issue either.
Again, I was told DFT, but that information was 2nd hand, so you are probably right about DST….
Thanks, I’ll check if he can digitise it.
Adam
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Yep it’ll be a .dst file that the embroiderer needs, it’s specialised software needed to do it, tells the machine where to lay stitches rather than just reading/printing a picture, so corel or adobe won’t be sufficient! It’s not how mant colours in the design that costs its how many stitches in the design that costs….. any other embroiderers here by the way, where do you get your digitising done & how much do they charge, whats the turnaround? cheers!
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we do our own digitising in house
Dale
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Hi Dale,
Embroidery is something we have just taken on board as well, what software do you use for digitising, and is it relatively easy to use.
Cheers,
Jim
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Hi Jim yeah its quite easy to use its call ethos retails about £6k
Dale
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I had noticed Corel has jumped on the Embroidery market, but not sure how this works
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I keep seeing and update in corel for embroidery but not got around to looking at it yet
Dale
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The update you see is an add on for Draw. It puts an option under the Effects tab and fills an object with a BITMAP representation of stitching NOT a stich fill for output to an embroiderer. Corel do however have an involvement with a programme called DRAWwings which if I understand it correctly Will create a stitch pattern for embroiderers.
I have PE-Design which creates the stitch for Brother machines but I have not really got to grips with it yet, it produces *.pes files.
Alan D -
We had PE-Design i just could not get it to do what i wanted so had to upgrade its a good bit of software if your not doing detailed designs i have a training CD for PE-design if you want a copy
Dale
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Yes please, I’m struggling big time at the moment, Corel and Signlab I’m ok on but the embroidery stuff is not coming easy, any help appreciated.
Regards
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Alan,
What machine have you got for embroidery? I have a PR-600, and I also got brother’s pe-design to go with it, but it’s rubbish. If you’re good in coreldraw, buy coreldrawings – expensive but brilliant! You still need to use pe-design to port the files to the memory card.
Regards,
George Zerbino
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Alan i have sent you a PM about the CD
Dale
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George I have a PE190, a small domestic type embroiderer. I bought to ‘dip my toe in the water’ and I think it would be fine but I just can’t get to grips with the software and it doesn’t warrent spending out for Drawwings, So Dale I would love to get hold of a copy of the tutorial unfortunately I can’t reply to your pm, could you email me please?
Regards
alan D -
hi we use pulse for all our digitising which is all done in house, first drawn in corel and saved as an .ai and exported into pulse and digitise wizard turns into stitches which makes life easy, we have 4 x 6 head swf industrial machines and 2 x single haed
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Hi Guys i just seen an embroidery talk.My name is Sarandaz and been in embroidery business from 2 years i have got toyota esp9000 machines.For digitising best ever software created is called WilcomES65 cost (£12000) do not use fake or copies )
We are digitising in house and digitising for other companies as well.never had any complaint.
If you need any help in digitising or embroidery please send me an email or pm.Sarandaz
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