With the advancement in all the fields, be it industrial, mechanical, or engineering, the digitizing industry is also growing at a fast pace. We all know that the fashion industry is everlasting, so are the fields related to it. Embroidery digitizing and vector art is one of the many fields that are linked with the fashion industry.
You may have observed the amazing logo and embroidery designs printed on different apparel and clothing accessories. But have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes? What are the processes of making these amazing embroidery designs and artwork? What softwares are used and how does it all work. Well, we will tell you all that you may need to know about the embroidery file types, formats, and softwares the digitizing companies use.
MIG Digitizing is a digitizing company where we cater to making all the embroidery designs and vector art. Having served for years, we know the ins and outs of the digitizing industry. To make it simple, we have listed the whole process for you.
The most common file types the digitizing companies use are outline files and expanded files. To make it simple, outline files are software specific while the expanded files are related to embroidery machines.
Unlike Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator where you can create any specific design based on the clients’ needs and wants and then making a jpeg file. Whatever format or file you convert to, the layers and masks can only be seen in the original software. The same goes to embroidery digitizing files.
On the other hand, machine files have doesn’t need any editing information. The digitizers more often don’t accept machine files to make edits. The most common file is .dst. The .dst format works with almost every embroidery machine. So, if you are a novice, then you can easily go with this format.
Other file formats like .emb and .pxf don’t work with the embroidery machine directly. They open up with the original softwares. However, it is better to give proper instructions to the digitizing service provider. The most common Here at MIG Digitizing, we cater to our clients’ projects in accordance to their wants and needs.
When it comes to the digitizing world, we cannot ignore the importance of softwares. However, with the huge list of sub-domains in the digitizing industry, the software programs vary. The need of which type of software to use depends upon the complexity of the design and the ease of use.
No matter what your expertise is in the digitizing industry, it is a smart step to have a basic knowledge of embroidery editing software.
The ideal program or embroidery software that you may need depends on the workload. A small embroidery digitizing business may need a simple program. A complex business may need paid softwares that can handle tasks according to the situation. So, it all depends on your needs and wants. We, at MIG Digitizing, have all the required softwares to handle all types of designs, be it simple or complex to give our customers comfort and peace of mind.
Here is the list of some softwares that our professionally use by digitizing companies.
This is vastly used by most of the digitizing companies, It has all the specifications which a company need to develop their skills and designs. There are no limitation. It is also used in customization of any logo either it is a letter or any animal. If you are an expert digitizer and you know all the controls of density underlay and pull compression then you can call yourself a professional embroidery digitizer. You can make 3d designs, applique work and feather effect with this software. This software also povides gradient tool where you can minimize density from one end and put more density on the other end more gradually.
There are some motiff effects which can be utilized when building frame works or producing any effect.
Click on this link to register your account, You can convert your embroidery file format like DST,JEF,PES to PXF format. It isn't the digitizing software but so far the best tool to convert your embroidery file into PXF file.
This is mostly used in home embroidery machines and designed by brother company. You can choose predigitized font and make your own font in this software. The software even includes a wireless upgrade kit and access to the BES Cloud web application, which gives you free storage and basic on-the-go editing capabilities.
The BERNINA ArtLink 7 Embroidery Software is a powerful tool that helps demanding embroiderers visualize and design their projects. The Preview features let you judge the effect of your color combinations with confidence, before you stitch out your project. Thread-color changes are quick and easy thanks to the built-in charts, and the embroidery software helps you select the right thread by clearly displaying the thread palettes of a number of major manufacturers. You can rest assured that your results will be identical to the preview, with the embroidery software ensuring the perfect match of design and execution.