Export Printable Documentation

Embird Embroidery Software Tutorial

This tutorial explains how to export printable documentation and how to use it. Printable documentation is an executable file that contains the design stitches and also routines for printing a template. This might be very useful if you want to send the design to a customer via the Internet and allow them to print this design on their computer. The customer does not need to have any embroidery software—they will just run the executable file and print the template.

Tip: See also tutorials Export Sew Simulator and Export Convertible File.

1 - Run Embird.

2 - Select the design(s) that you want to export in the "Files:" box at the right side of the screen (Picture No. 1). Click the file name to select it. In this example, the SQUIRREL.DST file is selected.

1. Select file

3 - Select menu "Right Panel > Export > Export Printable Documentation" (Picture No. 2).

2. Select "Export Printable Documentation" menu

4 - Specify the folder (1) and file name (2) of the exported document (Picture No. 3). Then click the "OK" button to continue (3).

5 - The executable file (squirrel.exe in this example) will be created in the chosen folder. Now you can send this executable file via the Internet to your customer, but first test it on your PC - see the steps below.

Tip: It is recommended to compress the executable file into a .ZIP archive to minimize its size. This will also change the extension of the file from .exe to .zip. Some e-mail programs do not allow sending .exe files, so this solves that problem as well. See also tutorial Creating ZIP Archive.

3. Save to .EXE file

6 - Try to run the exported document - it is the executable file "squirrel.exe" (Picture No. 4).

7 - Click the button with the printer icon to print the design template, which also contains a color list.

4. Run exported file to test it

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