wickedstangs 42 Posted October 3, 2014 Looking for digitizing software can anyone recommend one? That does .pes format... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wildgoose 4,200 Posted October 4, 2014 I think there are a couple conversion programs out there and some supposed to be free. I was under the impression that most of the embroidery programs would open AI files. I do some digitizing for a local embroidery house here in town and they have never batted an eye about .ai format. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jaybyrd 3,770 Posted October 4, 2014 My understanding was digitizing for embroidery also involved directions of stitches and stuff like that. Don't know if that's true just what I was told. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wickedstangs 42 Posted October 8, 2014 both are correct, I have open file in the free digitizing software but, upon further review, those free software's, that do auto digitizing are a joke. I can show some examples.. I would like to get into digitizing but, not sure which software are recommended.. I have found that some of the software are like 1000 dollars plus. I sent some file to a digitizing company and man they did an excellent job. When I opened in my free editor wow it was done so nicely. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dakotagrafx 7,297 Posted October 8, 2014 we had a machine for a year and there is a real talent to digitizing those correctly for the thread direction and density. I outsourced for those reasons 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skener 11 Posted October 10, 2014 My wife does embroidery and she uses Wilcom deco studio, quite costly but it is the best and comes in different levels, also it came bundled with corel draw/paint. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cc23rdb 0 Posted October 18, 2014 I've digitized embroidery for at least 10 years. Brother and Babylock both use Pes format. But there are free programs to convert other formats to Pes. And some inexpensive programs that are great. I personally favor both palette and PED. Brother and Babylock are dang near exact programs and equipment.. I've never seen the format of ai. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
motoxchic 33 Posted January 1, 2015 Following...Looking into a Babylock machine and curious also about taking my illustrator artwork into a PES file format as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
