(just indicating here that the Wilcom EMB file also can handle multiple colorways in the same design file. The line in the call could be similar to this below:

The call used here is the api/editDesign. This line requests both the Trueview image and the embroidery file in Wilcom EMB format.īut for example, if you want a Tajima or Melco format, you would write:ĭepending on what function you need from the embroidery engine sometimes you need to use EMB files.Ī good example is if you want to edit Lettering in a Wilcom EMB file This cannot be done in a machine file. The typical line in the xml instructions looks like this: The most typical question is: what file format do we request from the server?

Some machine manufacturers support needle numbers, thread trimming, Borer functions, Schiffli machine codes even support thread tension and machine speed changes.ĮMBROIDERY API CALLS RELATED TO FILE FORMAT They are not editable, not scalable (well it is not recommended to scale a stich file by more than 10% otherwise the stitch quality will be unacceptable. Check the boxes of all the files that are required to be converted in a specific file format. Browse/Enter the source path where the EMB files are located. The machine files on the other hand are simple stitch files with machine stops where the stop usually means to select a different color/needle. After opening Wilcom Embroidery Studio’s interface, click on the button that looks like a floppy icon (like save button) with paint-bucket embedded in between. In addition, the EMB format also contains the generated stitches. The user always can edit any of the object properties and therefore can re-create the object any time. It contains every object, their outline shape, their creation information, graphic shape type, color, their embroidery properties, like stitch type, densities, underlays, pull compensation and also some machine functions, like thread trimming, or thread tension change or needle selection (where the machine has this feature). The EMB format is an object-based, so called “all-inclusive” format. EBD, therefore Wilcom EmbroideryStudio users can export their designs in the format that is most suitable for their embroidery machine.ĭIFFERENCES BETWEEN NATIVE AND MACHINE FILES Therefore, Wilcom’s own designs have the format of “design-name.EMB”.Įmbroidery machines however have their own formats, and accordingly, different file extensions, for example Tajima has. Wilcom developed a “native” internal embroidery design format in EmbroideryStudio, called the EMB file which is the file extension for Wilcom designs. This Article provides background information on this topic. In the Wilcom Web API service most API calls return an “embroidery” file.

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