Conversion of Melco CND format to Wilcom EMB

When you open CND designs in EmbroideryStudio, outlines are scaled and stitches recalculated to preserve density. EmbroideryStudio recognizes all Melco machine functions and stitch types, including Partition Lines and Complex Fill, and automatically converts them to EMB format. This table details how Melco features are converted.

Melco CND	EMB	Notes
Stitch Types
Column Stitches	Column A, Satin stitch
Simple Fill	Complex Fill, Tatami	The stitch angle is determined by the longest stitchline.
Complex Fill	Complex Fill	Melco EDS Complex Fill are recognized and converted to EmbroideryStudio Complex Fill.
Column Fill	Column A, Tatami fill
Walk	Run
Bean Stitch	Triple Run
Singleline Column Input, Centerline	Column C
Singleline Column Input, Left Line / Right Line	Column C Side 1 / Side 2
Partition Lines	Tatami partition lines
Underlays
Complex Underlay	Tatami underlay in Complex Fill object
Edge Walk	Edge Run	Column stitches only
Center Walk	Center Run
Narrow Column	Zigzag
Machine functions
Needle Up	Jump, Begin Jump
Reset Stitch	End Jump
Manual Lock Stitch		Added in Tie Off
Automatic Lock Stitch	Tie In, Tie Off	If Automatic Lock Stitch is set for every Color Change, and at the start and end of the design, tie off and tie in stitches are inserted in the EMB design.
Chain	Chain
Moss	Moss
Needle Height	Needle Height
Slow	Slow
Fast	Fast
Borer In/Out	Borer In/Out
Sequin On/Off	Sequin On/Off