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receiving designs
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Overview of the Delivery Process
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Downloading designs directly to your PC
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Receiving Designs as Email Attachment
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Design Specification Sheets
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Opening Zipped Design files
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Embroidery Machine Formats
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GrandSlamDesigns.com
stock designs are available in a variety of different formats, shown below
with the corresponding embroidery machine. Formats are identifiable by the
3-letter extension on the file name. Please Note:
Not all designs are available in all formats.
Need to convert design files to a different machine format?
For complete information and free demo versions on several software packages
that will convert your files into the format you need, go to the freeEmbroiderystuff.com
Software section. |
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Commercial
Machines |
File
Extension |
Barudan |
DST |
Brother |
DST, PES, PEM,
PEL, PEC |
Happy |
DST, TAP |
Melco Condensed |
CND |
Melco EP1B /
Commercial |
EXP |
Tajima |
DST |
Toyota |
DST, 10o |
Wilcom |
EMB |
SWF |
DST |
ZSK |
DST |
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Home
Machines |
File
Extension |
Baby Lock Accent/
Ellageo/Ellure/Esante |
PES |
Bernina |
PES |
Bernina Artista
170E/180E |
ART |
Bernette |
PES |
Compucon |
XXX |
Deco |
PES, PEM, PEL,
PEC |
Elna 8006 / 9006
/ Envision CE20 |
SEW |
Essante |
PES |
Great Notions |
GNC |
Janome MC 5000/5700/8000/9000 |
SEW |
Kenmore 19000 |
SEW |
New Home |
SEW |
PFaff (9mm) |
PCD |
PFaff (Maxi) |
PCQ |
PFaff 7560/7570 |
PCS |
PFaff Mac |
PCM |
Poem |
CSD |
Poem Mac |
SIT |
Simplicity |
PES |
Singer EU-1 |
CSD |
Singer XL 1000 |
XXX |
Viking Designer
1 |
SHV |
Husqvarna Viking
1 + / Rose |
HUS |
Viking Huskygram |
CSD |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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How do I receive the embroidery designs that I purchase?
Designs are immediately available via instant download where the embroidery
file is transferred directly to your computer´s hard drive or as an
attachment to an email message. You can choose the method you prefer when you Check Out.
- What formats are available on GrandSlamDesigns.com?
The embroidery designs found on GrandSlamDesigns.com are for machine
embroidery. They have been digitized and are available in a variety
of formats. To check that the format you need is available, click on
the picture of the design you are interested in purchasing. All available
embroidery formats for a design can be received at no extra charge.
- What if I lose a design and have to download it again?
A history of all of the designs that you purchase are stored in your
account and re-downloaded free of charge at any time! To view your order
history, click on the My Account link opn the top right corner of the page and then on Order
History link in the personal info section. Your orders will be listed by
date.
- Will I be charged extra if I need to re-download a design?
No. As long as you don´t add the design to your shopping cart and check
out again, you won´t be charged for the same design twice. Re-downloading
a design may be done free of charge. To do this, follow the following steps.
- Click on My Account account link on the top right corner of the page. This will take you to your Account page.
- Then click on Order History link. Here you will see all your previous orders.
- Select the order you wish to re-download the designs for.
- On the order details page, click on the Download link to download the desigs for the order.
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- How long will designs stay in my Order History?
Records of orders remain in your order history as long as your account
with GrandSlamDesigns.com is active. The designs you purchase are available
for re-download as long as the design is still available from the supplier.
- What do I do if I get an error message or my pc freezes when
downloading a design file?
If your pc freezes during the downloading process, it could be because
you selected the Open option instead of the Save
option in the File Download window. (Always Choose Save) When you select
Open, your system will try to open the file using the program that it
thinks is the one meant for the file being downloaded. If your system
has an incorrect File Association, you may experience a freeze or receive
an error message. See How to Set a File Association.
- What is a File Association?
A file association is when your computer recognizes a file extension
and automatically tries to run a certain program to open that file.
If the embroidery format you´re trying to download has been associated
with the wrong program, you will not be prompted to Save to Disk , but
instead your system will freeze. You will need to remove the file association
before you can download.
- Can I re-size designs from GrandSlamDesigns.com?
Most of the embroidery formats you’ll find are stitch files and
are not scalable. Nevertheless, some designs are available in the following
scalable outline file formats:
CND - Melco Condensed - Most designs on GrandSlamDesigns.com
are not available in Melco Dos Condensed because of the following
concerns:
* Many software programs are able to read and write the CND format,
but each one interprets the CND file differently. This carries the
potential to cause problems with your system.
* The CND format is not "backwards compatible." Many older
systems cannot read a newer version of a CND file, and vice versa.
EMB - Wilcom - The EMB format is used exclusively
by Wilcom. Edit designs this format with the Wilcom TrueSizer software.
With the True Sizer, you can open an EMB file, re-size and save it
in the format used by your embroidery machine.
Please note: These formats are outline files and can be re-sized
with the right software. However, remember there are limitations and
scaling a design can be very tricky. For the best results, a design
should be stitched in its original size.
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