Embroidery · Tajima DST
DST File
DST embroidery file — a real stitch path, not a converted image.
DST (Tajima) is the most widely supported embroidery machine format — a compact file of stitch coordinates and machine commands (jumps, colour stops, trims) that an embroidery machine reads directly. It carries stitches, not a picture, so its quality comes from stitch planning: type, density, underlay and pull-compensation. It is the de-facto industry exchange format.
How PatternAI writes a DST file
PatternAI’s embroidery technique writes the DST natively from the approved design — real stitch paths with planned underlay and pull-compensation — and validates it against the format before it ships. That is the difference from an auto-converter: the file is engineered to sew, not a picture traced into stitches that pucker and misregister.
Machines that read DST
- Tajima
- Barudan
- ZSK
- SWF
- Ricoma
- Most commercial machines
Native file vs auto-converter
A converter traces a picture into a DST; the result usually fights the machine — poor registration, wrong density or an outline that won’t run. PatternAI’s embroidery technique instead writes the DST natively from a design built on a real grammar, and validates it against the format before it ships — so the file is one your machine can actually run.
Frequently asked questions
- Is the DST engineered to sew, not just traced?
- Yes — the embroidery technique plans stitch type, density, underlay and pull-compensation and writes real stitch paths, then validates the DST against the format.
- Which machines read DST?
- DST is the most widely supported industrial format — Tajima, Barudan, ZSK, SWF, Ricoma and most commercial machines read it.
- Can I get other embroidery formats too?
- Yes — the same design also writes PES, JEF, EXP and VP3, so you get the format your machine needs.
Turn a design into a real DST file
PatternAI turns a prompt, your artwork, or a live trend into a production-ready design and writes the exact DST your machine runs — verified before it ships.