DST, PES, JEF and .bordado formats

The formats

• .bordado: the Meus Bordados file. It stores text, fonts, shapes and settings, all editable. This is what goes into My files.
• PES (Brother, Baby Lock): stitches and colors.
• JEF (Janome, Elna): stitches and colors.
• DST (Tajima and commercial machines): stitches and color changes only; it doesn’t store thread colors.

Convert from one format to another

1. Open the file in the Viewer (or in the editor, with Open).
2. Click the target format (DST, PES or JEF).

The design isn’t re-digitized: the stitches are the same as in the original file. In the editor, before saving, you can change colors, resize and add a name.

When you open a machine file in the editor

DST, PES and JEF files come in as fixed stitches, one object per color block. You can move, rotate, mirror, resize and change the color; when you resize, the density changes too. To edit stitch by stitch, use Reshape.

Tips

• Always keep the .bordado of your work. If the customer asks for another color or size, you adjust it without starting over.
• Read the full guide too: DST, PES and JEF embroidery file formats.

See also

• Save and export (DST, PES, JEF)
• Viewer: see in 3D and convert files