See also Section Definition in Hoop-It-All™
The following table specifies the limits of some file formats and available hoops. See also Hoop Size Charts.
Format |
Limits |
Available Hoops |
.CSD |
thread changes limit: 14 stitch count limit: no size limit: no available colors in palette: any color |
any hoop |
.EMD |
thread changes limit: no (254) stitch count limit: no size limit: no available colors in palette: any color (stored in .COL file) |
Elna Xquisite (55 x 55 mm) Elna Xquisite (114 x 114 mm) Elna Xquisite (135 x 235 mm) - Vertical Elna Xquisite (235 x 135 mm) - Horizontal Elna Xquisite Multihoop (250 x 450 mm) - Vertical Elna Xquisite Multihoop (450 x 250 mm) - Horizontal Elna Xquisite Continuous (50 x 120 mm) - Vertical Elna Xquisite Continuous (120 x 50 mm) - Horizontal or any other hoop |
.HUS .SHV |
thread changes limit: no (254) stitch count limit: no size limit: no available colors in palette: 29 |
Babylock, Bernina, Brother, Viking (100 x 100 mm) Babylock ESE, Brother 8200, Viking (large, 130 x 180 mm) - Vertical Babylock ESE, Brother 8200, Viking (large, 180 x 130 mm) - Horizontal Viking Round Hoop (40 mm) Viking Round Hoop (100 mm) Pfaff Square Hoop, Viking Splendid Square Hoop (120 x 120 mm) Viking Quilters Hoop (150 x 150 mm) Viking Designer 1 MidSize (100 x 170 mm) - Vertical Viking Designer 1 MidSize (170 x 100 mm) - Horizontal Viking Designer 1 Large (150 x 240 mm) - Vertical Viking Designer 1 Large (240 x 150 mm) - Horizontal Viking Crown Hoop, Pfaff Elite Hoop (200 x 260 mm) - Vertical Viking Crown Hoop, Pfaff Elite Hoop (260 x 200 mm) - Horizontal Viking Mega Hoop (150 x 360 mm) - Vertical Viking Mega Hoop (360 x 150 mm) - Horizontal Viking Mega Hoop (overlap, 150 x 360 mm) - Vertical Viking Mega Hoop (overlap, 360 x 150 mm) - Horizontal Pfaff Deluxe Hoop, Viking Royal Hoop (200 x 360 mm) - Vertical Pfaff Deluxe Hoop, Viking Royal Hoop (360 x 200 mm) - Horizontal Pffaf Grand Dream Hoop, Viking Majestic Hoop (overlap, 350 x 360 mm) - Vertical Pfaff Grand Dream Hoop, Viking Majestic Hoop (overlap, 360 x 350 mm) - Horizontal Viking Plus (overlap, 100 x 170 mm) - Vertical Viking Plus (overlap, 170 x 100 mm) - Horizontal or any other hoop Hoop-It-All™: Giant Hoop-It-All™ for Viking #1+ and Rose Giant-L Hoop-It-All™ for Viking #1+ and Rose Giant-R8 Double Wide Hoop-It-All™ for Viking #1+, Rose and Iris Super Double-Wide Hoop-It-All™ for Viking Designer 1, 2 and SE |
.JEF .JEF+ |
thread changes limit: no (254) stitch count limit: 100000 size limit: 200 x 200 mm available colors in palette: 78 |
Janome MC10000, M3 Hoop (50 x 50 mm) Janome MC10000 (110 x 110 mm) Janome MC200 (140 x 140 mm) Janome MC10000 (140 x 200 mm) - Vertical Janome MC10000 (200 x 140 mm) - Horizontal Janome MC10000, Kenmore 19010, M2 Hoop (126 x 110 mm) - Horizontal Janome MC10000, Kenmore 19010, M2 Hoop (110 x 126 mm) - Vertical Janome MC11000 Square Hoop (200 x 200 mm) Janome M1 Hoop (240 x 200 mm) - Horizontal Janome M1 Hoop (200 x 240 mm) - Vertical Janome GigaHoop (overlap, 230 x 200 mm) - Horizontal Janome GigaHoop (overlap, 200 x 230 mm) - Vertical Janome GigaHoop 2 (overlap, 240 x 200 mm) - Horizontal Janome GigaHoop 2 (overlap, 200 x 240 mm) - Vertical Janome MC11000 Macro Hoop (overlap, 200 x 280 mm) - Vertical Janome MC11000 Macro Hoop (overlap, 280 x 200 mm) - Horizontal |
.MIT |
thread changes limit: 1 stitch count limit: no size limit: no available colors in palette: any color (stored in .EDR file) |
Mitsubishi (80 x 40 mm) - Horizontal Mitsubishi (40 x 80 mm) - Vertical or any other hoop |
.PCD .9MM .SPX |
thread changes limit: 1 stitch count limit: 65535 size limit: 33 x 9 mm available colors in palette: any color (stored in .EDR file) |
Pfaff 9mm (33 x 9 mm) - Horizontal Pfaff 9mm (9 x 33 mm) - Vertical |
.PCQ .MAX .SPX |
thread changes limit: 1 stitch count limit: 65535 size limit: 166.5 x 60 mm available colors in palette: any color (stored in .EDR file) |
Pfaff Maxi (166.5 x 60 mm) - Horizontal Pfaff Maxi (60 x 166.5 mm) - Vertical |
.PCS .PCM |
thread count limit: 16 stitch count limit: 65535 size limit: 120 x 115 mm available colors in palette: any color, but for 100% compatibility only 16 standard |
Pfaff (small, 80 x 80 mm) Pfaff (large, 120 x 115 mm) - Horizontal Pfaff (large, 115 x 120 mm) - Vertical Pfaff Multi-Hoop (overlap, 225 x 90 mm) - Horizontal Pfaff Multi-Hoop (overlap, 90 x 225 mm) - Vertical Hoop-It-All™: Giant Hoop-It-All™ for Pfaff 7570 and 7560 Giant-L Hoop-It-All™ for Pfaff 7570 and 7560 Giant-R Hoop-It-All™ for Pfaff 7570 and 7560 |
.PEC .PES .PHB .PHC |
thread changes limit: 125 stitch count limit: no size limit: see hoop size available colors in palette: 61 |
PES Type 1: Babylock, Bernina, Brother, Viking (100 x 100 mm) Babylock ESE, Brother 8200 (large, 130 x 180 mm) - Vertical PES Type 2: Babylock ESE, Brother 8200 (large, 180 x 130 mm) - Horizontal Brother Innovis Endless Hoop (180 x 100 mm) - Horizontal PES Type 2.5: Brother Jumbo Small (overlap, 100 x 172 mm) - Vertical Brother Jumbo Small (overlap, 172 x 100 mm) - Horizontal Brother Jumbo Large (overlap, 130 x 300 mm) - Vertical Brother Jumbo Large (overlap, 300 x 130 mm) - Horizontal PES Type 4: Brother Large (160 x 260 mm) - Vertical Brother Large (260 x 160 mm) - Horizontal PES Type 5.5: Brother PR-600 (200 x 300 mm) - Vertical Brother PR-600 (300 x 200 mm) - Horizontal Brother PR-600 Fast Frames Jumbo Hoop (overlap, 300 x 378 mm) - Vertical Brother PR-600 Fast Frames Jumbo Hoop (overlap, 378 x 300 mm) - Horizontal PES Type 6.0: Brother Innovis (180 x 300 mm) - Vertical Brother Innovis (300 x 180 mm) - Horizontal PES Type 7.0: Brother Cap Hoop (130 x 50 mm) PES Type 8.0: Brother Cap Hoop 2 (130 x 60 mm) Brother Cylinder Frame (90 x 80 mm) Brother Square Hoop (200 x 200 mm) Brother Innovis Endless Hoop (100 x 180 mm) - Vertical Brother Quattro (200 x 300 mm) - Vertical Brother Quattro (300 x 200 mm) - Horizontal Brother PR-1000 Xtra Wide Angle Cap Frame (360 x 60 mm) Brother PR-1000 Xtra Large (360 x 200 mm) - Horizontal Brother PR-1000 Xtra Large (200 x 360 mm) - Vertical PES Type 9.0: Brother PR-1000 Jumbo Frame (overlap, 360 x 360 mm) - Horizontal Brother PR-1000 Jumbo Frame (overlap, 360 x 360 mm) - Vertical Hoop-It-All™: Giant Hoop-It-All™ for Babylock Espree 1, 2 and Accent, Bernina Deco 500 and 600, Brother PE 100, 150 and 200 Giant-L Hoop-It-All™ for Babylock ESE 1, 2, Ellure and Brother PC 8200, 8500 and 6500 Giant-R8 Hoop-It-All™ for Brother PE100, 150, 200 & 180D, Babylock Espree 1, 2 & Accent EAC, Bernina Deco 500, 600 & 650 Mini Giant-L Hoop-It-All™ for Brother Innovis and Babylock Intrigue Quilter's Square Double-Wide Hoop-It-All™ for Babylock Ellegante and Brother 4000D Super Giant Double-Wide Hoop-It-All™ for Babylock Ellegante and Brother 4000D Super-Giant-L Hoop-It-All™ for Babylock Ellegante and Brother 4000D Super-Giant-L Hoop-It-All™ for Babylock Ellageo, Brother ULT 2001 Super Double-Wide Hoop-It-All™ for Brother ULT 2000, 2500D, 1500D and Babylock Ellageo, Essante 3 Series Quilter's Square Double-Wide Hoop-It-All™ for Babylock Ellure, ESE and Brother 8200, 8500, 6500 Super Giant Double-Wide Hoop-It-All™ for Babylock Ellure, ESE and Brother 8200, 8500, 6500 |
.SEW |
thread changes limit: 12 stitch count limit: no size limit: 125 x 90 mm available colors in palette: 78 |
Elna, Janome #1 & #3, New Home (125 x 90 mm) - Horizontal Elna, Janome #1 & #3, New Home (90 x 125 mm) - Vertical Janome #2 for 5000, 5700 and 9000 (85 x 70 mm) - Horizontal Janome #2 for 5000, 5700 and 9000 (70 x 85 mm) - Vertical Janome #5 for 5000, 5700 and 9000 (overlap, 125 x 140 mm) - Vertical Janome #5 for 5000, 5700 and 9000 (overlap, 140 x 125 mm) - Horizontal Hoop-It-All™: Giant Hoop-It-All™ for Elna CE 20, Envision 8006 and 8007, Janome MC5000, MC5700 and MC9000, Kenmore 19000 and 19001 |
.STX |
thread count limit: 16 stitch count limit: no size limit: no available colors in palette: any color |
any hoop |
.VIP |
thread changes limit: 100 stitch count limit: no size limit: no available colors in palette: any color |
Pfaff Round Hoop (80 mm) Pfaff Round Hoop (120 mm) Pfaff Petite Hoop (50 x 80 mm) - Vertical Pfaff Petite Hoop (80 x 50 mm) - Horizontal Pfaff Square Hoop, Viking Splendid Square Hoop (120 x 120 mm) Pfaff All Fabric Hoop (130 x 130 mm) Pfaff Creative 2140 (140 x 225 mm) - Vertical Pfaff Creative 2140 (225 x 140 mm) - Horizontal Pfaff 2140 Grand Hoop (overlap, 250 x 225 mm) - Horizontal Pfaff 2140 Grand Hoop (overlap, 225 x 250 mm) - Vertical Pfaff 2134 Grand Hoop (overlap, 250 x 225 mm) - Horizontal Pfaff 2134 Grand Hoop (overlap, 225 x 250 mm) - Vertical Viking Crown Hoop, Pfaff Elite Hoop (200 x 260 mm) - Vertical Viking Crown Hoop, Pfaff Elite Hoop (260 x 200 mm) - Horizontal Pfaff Deluxe Hoop, Viking Royal Hoop (200 x 360 mm) - Vertical Pfaff Deluxe Hoop, Viking Royal Hoop (360 x 200 mm) - Horizontal Pfaff Grand Dream Hoop, Viking Majestic Hoop (overlap, 350 x 360 mm) - Vertical Pfaff Grand Dream Hoop, Viking Majestic Hoop (overlap, 360 x 350 mm) - Horizontal or any other hoop |
.XXX |
thread changes limit: 20 stitch count limit: no size limit: no (only warning displayed) available colors in palette: any color |
Singer (small, 55 x 55 mm) Singer (medium, 114 x 114 mm) Singer (large, 130 x 240 mm) - Vertical Singer (large, 240 x 130 mm) - Horizontal Singer (large 2, 140 x 240 mm) - Vertical Singer (large 2, 240 x 140 mm) - Horizontal Singer Continuous Hoop (50 x 150 mm) - Vertical Singer Continuous Hoop (150 x 50 mm) - Horizontal Singer Multi-Hoop (210 x 430 mm) - Vertical Singer Multi-Hoop (430 x 210 mm) - Horizontal Singer XL 6000 Hoop (250 x 450 mm) - Vertical Singer XL 6000 Hoop (450 x 250 mm) - Horizontal Singer Futura Small (80 x 120 mm) - Vertical Singer Futura Small (120 x 80 mm) - Horizontal Singer Futura Large (115 x 170 mm) - Vertical Singer Futura Large (170 x 115 mm) - Horizonta or any other hoop Hoop-It-All™: Super-Giant-L Hoop-It-All™ for Singer XL 1000 - Vertical Super-Giant-L Hoop-It-All™ for Singer XL 1000 - Horizontal Super-Giant-L Hoop-It-All™ for Singer XL 5000 and 6000 - Vertical Super-Giant-L Hoop-It-All™ for Singer XL 5000 and 6000 - Horizontal |
all other formats |
thread changes limit: no (254) stitch count limit: no size limit: no available colors in palette: any color (stored in .EDR file) |
any hoop |
.CSD, .HUS, .JEF, .JEF+, .PCS, .PEC, .PES, .PHB, .PHC, .PTN, .SEW, .SHV, .STX, .VIP, .VP3, .XXX.
.10O, .BRO, .CMD, .CQP, .DAT, .DSB, .DST, .DSZ, .EMD, .EXP, .EXY, .FXY, .GT, .HQF, .INB, .IQP, .KSM, .M1, .M2, .M3, .M4, .MIT, .MQR, .NEW, .PAT, .PCM, .PLT, .QLI, .SPX, .SSD, .SSP, .SST, .T01, .T03, .T04, .T05, .T09, .TAP, .TBF, .TXT, .UXY, .ZXY.
.10O, .DAT, .DSB, .DSZ, .EXP, .FXY, .GT, .HUS, .M1, .M2, .M3, .M4, .NEW, .SHV, .SSP, .SST,.T03, .T04, .T05, .TBF, .UXY, .VIP, .VP3, .XXX, .ZXY.
.BRO, .CMD, .CSD, .CQP, .DST, .EMD, .EXY, .HQF, .IQP, .JEF, .JEF+, .KSM, .MIT, .MQR, .PAT, .PCM, .PCS, .PES, .PHB, .PHC, .PLT, .PTN, .QLI, .SEW, .SPX, .SSD, .STX, .T01, .T09, .TAP, .TXT.
Although these formats do not support trim codes, some embroidery machines can still trim the threads automatically before every jump and every stop code.