mySewnet™ Digitizing can load any of the following picture file formats as a background picture: Windows or OS2 Bitmap (.bmp), JPEG-JFIF Compliant (.jpg, .jif, .jpeg), Portable Network Graphics (.png), Tagged Image File Format uncompressed (.tiff, .tif), 4QB (.4qb), QuiltSewClever / Quilt Artist / Shirley Stitcher QCC (*.qcc), Windows Meta File (.wmf), Windows Enhanced Meta File (.emf), CorelDraw (.cdr version 7-13, .cmx), Encapsulated PostScript File (*.eps), Scalable Vector Graphics (.svg), HPGL (*.hp and *.plt), PC Quilter (*.txt), Statler Stitcher (*.qli), AutoCAD (*.dxf), CompuQuilter (*.cmd and *.cqp), Handi Quilter (*.hqf), IntelliQuilter (*.iqp) and Windows Icon (.ico). In addition, the ExpressDesign Wizard can load .4dq files produced by the Grace Company PatternCAD module.
The picture or drawing is also saved as part of the design outline (.edo) file.
mySewnet™ Digitizing can upload pictures and videos of embroidery designs from Design Player and Life View.
mySewnet™ Digitizing loads and stores embroidery designs (design outlines) in files with the extension .edo. When a design is saved, the picture is saved with it.
mySewnet™ Digitizing can insert a .can outline file (from 5D™ Design Creator). If the .can file contains a picture, the picture will not be loaded.
mySewnet™ Digitizing can insert any of the following embroidery file formats: Bernina (.art version 1, 2, 3), Brother/Baby Lock/Bernina PEC (.pec), Brother/Baby Lock/Bernina PES (.pes version 2 - 11), Compucon/Singer PSW (.xxx), Husqvarna Viking / Pfaff (.vp4, .vp3 and .vip), Husqvarna (.hus, .shv and .dhv), Janome (.jef and .sew), Melco (.exp), Pfaff (.pcs), Tajima (.dst) and Toyota (.10*).
mySewnet™ Digitizing exports any of the following embroidery file formats: Husqvarna Viking / Pfaff (.vp4 and .vp3), Brother/Baby Lock/Bernina PEC (.pec), Brother/Baby Lock/Bernina PES (.pes version 2 - 11), Compucon/Singer PSW (.xxx), Husqvarna Viking / Pfaff (.vip), Husqvarna (.hus, .shv), Janome (.jef, .sew), Melco (.exp), Pfaff (.pcs), Tajima (.dst) and Toyota (.10*).
The preferred file format for exporting embroideries is .vp4 format as this will preserve the separate parts of multipart designs. It also preserves hoop, background and appliqué information, thread colors and notes.