Saving A Design w/trims

[Linda]

Hi all,

Maybe someone in DS/Amaya Land can help me with my dilemma. When I create a design in DS Pro+ and save it for my PR600 for some reason the trims don't transfer, especially when I am using the fonts installed in DS usually leaving them "as digitized". I have tried saving in DST, putting in the trims in DS lettering properties----ALAS no such happenings.

Am trying to not trim on large orders and I have one of those now. Hope someone has a GREAT IDEA for me.

Thanks to all those wonderful helpers out the in our "Land" that are soooooo helpful with their experience.

Linda Webster

[The Embroidery Authority - OLD]

Hello Linda,
.DST files, by nature, cannot retain trim commands. During the conversion from .OFM to .DST, trim commands are converted to something like 6 jumpstitch commands. Most commercial machines have the ability to covert over a specific number of jump stitches to trim commands. On the Amaya it's set at 3 jump stitches by default.
My suggestion to you is to save your files as .EXP files and send them to your PR600 in this format. .EXP files do retain trim commands. If your PR600 cannot recognize the .EXP format, then you will probably have to open up your design in the PE Designs software and either put in your trims again or possibly your Brother software will have the ability to insert trims for you, by default, based on the software settings.
Just curious, Do you not own the PE Designs software? I understand it is sold with the machine. Maybe not in every case?
Thanks and hope this helps,

Ed Orantes
Melco Tech & Trainer
504-258-6260

[The Embroidery Authority - OLD]

Linda,
Okay, I just learned this about the PR600 from the owner's manual:
Types of embroidery data that can be used
• Only .pes, .phc and .dst embroidery data files can be used with this machine.

So you can't use the .EXP files on your six needle machine.

UPDATE!!!!!

Linda,
I just found out that the PR600 has a default setting where if the machine sees a stitch longer than 50 points (5mm or approx. .2"), then it will automatically trim that stitch.
So here's what I'm thinking....
Save your .OFM design as a .DST format and close the design. Then open that .DST design back in Design Shop and on the right hand side of the screen in the Stitches window, scroll down the screen and find all of the Jump Stitches that are grouped where you would want your trim to be. These stitch coordinates are followed by the denotation "Jmp(RO)". Delete these jumpstitches so that your connectors between the letters will be as long as possible and if longer than 5mm, the machine will trim them automatically.
Deleting the jumpstitch only removes the machine's want to do a needle penetration. Once you're finished deleting all the specific jumpstitches between your letters, save the file again as a .DST format.
I did a check on this in my Design Shop and it seemed to work.
Hope this helps. Call me if you have any other questions or need me to clarify.

Ed Orantes
Melco Tech & Trainer
504-258-6260

[Linda]

Hi Ed,

Thanks sooooo much for this. I do own the PE Design software but it is not loaded on my PC in my shop. I will have to do that or the other wonderful suggestions you have given me tho' We are always looking for a "quick fix" ya know.

Anyway, thanks again for the infomation.

Linda