Design files
Native ART design files as well as EMB and JAN are all ‘Grade A’ design formats read and written by BERNINA V9. They are called ‘Grade A’ because they contain a complete set of design information in a single file – object outlines, properties, stitches, thread colors, thumbnail image, and comments. There are three other grades of design file. It goes without saying that only Grade A files provide 100% perfect scaling and transformation.
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Grade
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Description
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A
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Pure design file created in BERNINA V9 or similar. These files contain objects, outlines and stitches.
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B
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Designs read from an outline format such as GNC and saved in ART / EMB / JAN format. Such designs cannot be read directly by BERNINA V9 but once converted, they can be read as Grade B designs.
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C
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Designs read from machine files – EXP, DST, PES, etc – where stitches have been converted to objects. See Open machine files for details.
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D
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Designs read from machine files where stitches have NOT been converted to objects. See Open machine files for details.
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Tip For information about the source of a design file, refer to the Open dialog or the Design Properties dialog. See Viewing design information for details. See also Open designs.
Supported design files
BERNINA V9 supports the following design file formats:
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Format
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File
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Grade
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Read
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Write
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BERNINA All-in-One Vx
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ARTx0
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A
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●
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●
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BERNINA All-in-One V4/V3
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ART
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^
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A
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●
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●
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BERNINA A730/A200
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ART
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*
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A
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●
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●
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OESD All-in-One
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ART42
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A
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●
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●
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Janome/Elna All-in-One
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JAN
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A
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●
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Wilcom All-in-One
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EMB
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†
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A
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●
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●
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BERNINA Template V8.0
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AMT80
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‡
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A
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●
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●
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BERNINA Template V7.0
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AMT70
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A
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●
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●
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^ V1 and V2 ART no longer supported for write.
* A730/A200 files can be read directly by some BERNINA machines.
† Use this format if opening into Wilcom software. You can also open EMB format in BERNINA V9.
‡ AMT50 and AMT60 no longer supported for write.
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Caution Design file formats – EMB, ART, JAN – are largely inter-convertible. However, if created in a third-party application, the file will need to be saved to a version which is compatible with BERNINA V9.
Other native formats
File formats native to BERNINA V9 also include ARX cross stitch and ARQ quilting files. These can only be written by ancillary applications.
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Format
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File
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Grade
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Read
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Write
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BERNINA Cross Stitch
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ARX
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‡
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D
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●
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●
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BERNINA Quilter
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ARQ
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†
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D
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●
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●
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‡ Cross Stitch application only. ARX can be read by BERNINA V9.
† Quilter application only.
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Note The built-in Embroidery Library provides an efficient way to view and manage embroidery designs. It recognizes all design file formats used by the software. The library also makes it easy to search, sort and browse all embroidery designs on your system.
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