Supported embroidery files

Details are provided here of the embroidery file types supported by Hatch Embroidery.

Note: Embroidery files fall into two broad categories – ‘all-in-one’ design files and machine files. Design files are generally ones you open and modify in the software. Machine files are generally ones you send to machine for production. There is some inter-convertibility between the two formats. Note that you can filter your design library between these two broad categories. See also Embroidery files.

Embroidery files

Format	File		Description	Read	Write
Wilcom EMB design	EMB		Wilcom ‘all-in-one’ design file (up to & including the latest EMB format)	●	●
BERNINA	ART		BERNINA ‘all-in-one’ design file	●
Janome	JAN		JANOME ‘all-in-one’ design file	●
Wilcom Cross Stitch	EMX	^	Wilcom Cross Stitch design file	●	○
Great Notions	GNC		Great Notions production file	●
Melco Condensed	CND		Melco ‘condensed’ design file	●
BERNINA / Melco	EXP		Melco embroidery design file. Also used for newer BERNINA embroidery USB format.	●	●
Tajima	DST	‡	Used for main types of Tajima machines	●	●
BERNINA Cross Stitch	ARX		BERNINA cross stitch file	●
Deco / Brother / Babylock	PES		Deco, Brother, Babylock production file	●	●
Deco / Brother / Babylock	PEC		Deco, Brother, Babylock production file	●	●
Elna	EMD		Elna production file	●	●
Janome / Elna / Kenmore	SEW		JANOME/Elna/Kenmore production file	●	●
Janome	JPX		JANOME/Elna/Kenmore production file	●	●
Janome / Elna / Kenmore	JEF		JANOME/Elna/Kenmore production file	●	●
Janome / Elna / Kenmore	JEF+		JANOME/Elna/Kenmore production file	●
Husqvarna / Viking	HUS		Husqvarna/Viking/Pfaff production file	●	●
Husqvarna / Viking	SHV		Husqvarna/Viking/Pfaff production file	●	●
Husqvarna / Viking / Pfaff	VIP		Husqvarna/Viking/Pfaff production file	●	●
Husqvarna / Viking / Pfaff	VP3		Husqvarna/Viking/Pfaff production file	●	●
Pfaff	PCD		Pfaff production file	●	●
Pfaff	PCM		Pfaff production file	●	●
Pfaff	PCQ		Pfaff production file	●	●
Pfaff	PCS		Pfaff production file	●	●
Singer / Poem / Huskygram	CSD		Singer / Poem / Huskygram production file	●	●
Singer	XXX		Singer production file	●	●
OESD Project	ART42		OESD ‘all-in-one’ design file	●
^ Hatch Embroidery can write EMX with the Hatch Cross Stitch GEM ‡ DST files can be read by MB-4 machines.

Design templates

JPX file format

The JPX production file format includes a JPG image, in addition to the embroidery, of any graphics included in the design. This provides you with a better means of visually aligning embroidery on a printed item when hooped in the machine.

Older machines display only thread codes and not the specific brand. This causes confusion as the same code across two (or more) different brands of thread may be completely different colors. With newer JANOME MemoryCraft machines, a thread brand ID identifying the thread chart is now recognized. The specific brand is displayed on the machine itself.

Format	File	Description	Grade	Read	Write
Hatch Template	JMT	Hatch design template	A	●	●
Wilcom Template	EMT	Wilcom design template	A	●
Digitizer Template	JMT	JANOME design template	A	●
BERNINA Template	AMT	BERNINA design template	A	●