Brother PE-DESIGN Ver.6 - Manual (Page 238)

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Design Database
Converting Embroidery Patterns to
Different Formats
Embroidery files can easily be converted to a file of one of the other formats (.pes, .dst., .exp., .pcs or .hus).
1.
In the folder pane, select the folder containing
the embroidery pattern that you want to
convert.
2. In the contents pane, select the embroidery
file that you want to convert.
3.
Click File, then Convert Format.
→ The Convert Format dialog box appears.
4.
From the Format selector, select the format
that you want to convert the file to.
b
Memo:
With the DST format, jump codes are used to
indicate when the thread must be cut in order
to change the thread color. Since the number
of codes differ depending on the sewing
machine being used, type or select the
appropriate value in the Number of jumps
for trim box. (This setting can only be
specified if the .dst format is selected.)
5. Under Output, select whether the new file is
added to the same folder as the original file
(Same folder) or to a specified folder
(Following folder).
b
Memo:
• If multiple files with different formats are
selected to be converted while Same
folder is selected, any file with the same
format as the new one will not be
converted. However, if the files are being
added to a different folder than the original
one, any file with the same format as the
new one will be copied to the different
folder, instead of being converted.
• To change the folder where the new file
will be added, click .
In the Browse for Folder dialog box that
appeared, click the folder, and then click
OK (or double-click the folder) to select it
and to close the Browse for Folder dialog
box.
• To create a new folder, click New Folder,
and then type in the name of the new
folder.
6. Click Convert.
→ The file is converted, and the new file is
added to the specified folder.
b
Memo:
• If the file is converted to a .pes file, the
thread colors are converted as if the file
was imported into Layout & Editing.
• If the path to a folder that does not exist
was typed in, a message appears, asking
if you want to create the folder.
• If a file with the same name already exists,
a message appears, asking if you want to
overwrite the original file.
• The name of the file after the conversion is
the same as the name before the
conversion, except the extension is
changed to the one corresponding to the
selected file format.
a
Note:
Files cannot be converted to the .phc format.
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