Export Sew Simulator

Embird Embroidery Software Tutorial

This tutorial explains how to export a sew simulator file and how to use it. A sew simulator file is an executable file that contains the design stitches and routines for showing a simulation of the sewing process. This is very useful if you want to send a design to a customer via the Internet, allowing them to check the sewing and print the design on their computer. The customer does not need to have any embroidery software; they will simply run the executable file, check the design, and print the template if required.

Tip: See also the tutorials Export Printable Documentation and Export Convertible File.

1 - Run Embird.

2 - Select the design(s) you want to export in the "Files:" box on 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 the menu "Right Panel > Export > Export Sew Simulator" (Picture No. 2).

2. Select "Export Sew Simulator" 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 file extension from .exe to .zip. Some e-mail programs do not allow sending .exe files, so this solves that problem as well. See also the tutorial Creating ZIP Archive.

3. Save to .EXE file

6 - Try to run the exported document - it is the executable file "squirrel.exe". It will show a simulation of the sewing of the squirrel.dst design. Find more information about the controls in this window in the Sew Simulator tutorial (Picture No. 4).

7 - It is possible to print the design template, which also contains a color list - click the button with the printer icon (Picture No. 4).

4. Run exported file to test it

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