converting design formats

Latest post 10-14-2008 10:08 AM by Pattiann. 3 replies.

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10-10-2008 7:13 PM

jmrichard
Joined on 06-12-2008
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I am new to the embroidery world, and I am having a very difficult time getting started. A friend told me about free embroidery designs on Ann the Gran. I have downloaded several designs but have been unable to open them because they are not in the correct format for my machine. I purchased a Bernina, which uses the ART format. I downloaded the free conversion program from Pulse Ambassador and a few trial of Catalog Express, but neither will convert to ART format. Is there any other program that will convert from PES to ART format?

10-13-2008 11:10 AM In reply to

atgsupport
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Please see the following thread for information on this:

http://www.annthegran.com/cs/forums/p/279/596.aspx#596

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10-13-2008 2:03 PM In reply to

pat71896
Joined on 04-19-2008
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Welcome to the wonderful world of machine embroidery (ME) and AnnTheGran (ATG). ME is the most fun craft, it is beautiful, and creative, you are going to fall in love!

I hope you got your problem resolved. Keep posting in the forum and blogs to get help on all sorts of problems.

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Filed under: pes file format, Bernina, art files

10-14-2008 10:08 AM In reply to

Pattiann
Joined on 06-26-2008
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So sorry for your quandary. I have read that some, if not all Bernina embroidery machines will accept the .exp format.

Check your manual. I thought my Babylock would only accept .pes, but found that it will accept about 6 different formats.

Conversion programs will convert to .exp........none that I have found will convert to .art.......

Bernina wants you to buy from them. They make excellent sewing machines and probably embroidery machines, but their inflexibility to interface with other products sent me to Brother/Babylock.

Before downloading any software from any site, check with the site as to the capability of using their product with your brand and model of machine, not just the format. Once you purchase software, you own it and most, if not all merchants will not accept returns.

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