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DST to VP3
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Turn a Tajima DST file into a Husqvarna Viking / Pfaff VP3 file for Husqvarna Viking and Pfaff machines. Free and without sign-up. Your file is converted on our server and deleted straight away.

Stitch file
Drop a DST file max 8 MB · also reads DSB, DSZ, PEC, SEW, U01
    Which file does my machine use?
    DSTTajima, Barudan, SWF, Happy, FUJA and most commercial multi-needle machines
    PESBrother, Baby Lock and Bernina Deco machines
    JEFJanome, Elna and Kenmore machines
    EXPMelco and older Bernina machines
    VP3Husqvarna Viking and Pfaff machines
    XXXSinger and Compucon machines

    Not sure? Check the file list in your machine's manual or on its USB screen. More in embroidery file formats explained.

    What changes from DST to VP3

    Stitch positions are copied as they are: same size, same density, same stitching order. Converting doesn't resize or re-digitize the design.

    DST files don't store thread colours, only the stops between them. The VP3 file gets a placeholder colour for each stop, so set the real colours on your machine or in your software. A production sheet or the design's colour list tells you which.

    Runs of three or more jumps in the DST are read as trims, so the VP3 file gets real trim commands.

    Good to know

    • Converting doesn't resize. Scaling a stitch file on the machine changes its density: shrink it and the stitches pile up, enlarge it and gaps open. If you need another size, it should be re-digitized. We can re-digitize it for you, and your first design is free.
    • Wilcom EMB, Hatch and other working files can't be converted here. They hold objects, not stitches. Export a DST or PES from the program you made them in.
    • Your files aren't kept. The upload is read, converted and deleted in the same request. We don't store or look at your designs.
    • Want to see a file before you convert or stitch it? The DST file viewer shows the design with its exact stitch count, size, colours and run time.

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