Embroidery Machine Formats

Morgan Joiner

Home Embroidery Machine Formats

Format Machine Brands
PES Brother, Baby Lock, many Bernina models
JEF Janome, some Elna machines
JPX Newer Janome models
VP3 Husqvarna Viking, Pfaff
VIP Older Husqvarna Viking machines
SHV Older Husqvarna Viking machines
HUS Older Husqvarna Viking machines
XXX Older Singer embroidery machines
SEW Older Janome machines
PCS Older Pfaff machines
EXP Melco, Bernina, some commercial software
DST Supported by most commercial machines and many home machines

 

Commercial Embroidery Machine Formats

Format Machine Brands
DST Tajima, Barudan, SWF, BAI, Ricoma, HappyJapan, ZSK, Toyota and many others
DSB Some Barudan machines
U?? (U01, U02, etc.) Some older Barudan machines
TBF Some older Tajima machines
EMB Wilcom native design format (editing format, not machine format)
OFM Melco
CND Older Melco machines

 

DST is considered the "universal" format

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