Choosing a format and exporting

Pick the right file format for your machine, set a name and origin, and save.

Press Export at the top right. It is greyed out until the design has stitches.

Choose the format#

Under File format, press the one your machine reads. If you do not know:

Brother or Baby Lock: PES.
Janome: JEF.
Pfaff or Husqvarna Viking: VP3.
Singer: XXX.
Commercial multi-needle machines: DST.
Melco: EXP. Barudan: U01. Tajima with colours: TBF.
Older Husqvarna Viking: HUS. Pfaff and Viking with exact colours: VIP.
CNC, plotter and DIY tools: G-code, a stitch path that Lilo writes but cannot read back.

There is also a PNG picture of the design. Use it for emails and mock-ups.

Read File formats for the full list. Formats such as DST, EXP and U01 do not keep thread colours.

The window shows Export stats: stitches, colour changes, size and time. Check them.

File name: set the name. Lilo adds the right ending.
Origin point: where the design's zero sits in the hoop. The centre is right for most machines. Some commercial machines start from a corner.

The Before you sew list sits in the same window. It lists the needle, stabiliser and hooping tips for your fabric. Read it, then press Save.

Warnings list anything that may sew badly, like stitches longer than 12 mm that Lilo had to split. Read What the warnings mean.

Press Save. Your computer asks where to put the file. Choose a USB stick for a machine without Wi-Fi. Read USB stick.

Saving ticks the Send step in the workflow strip.