What embroidery software works with a Chinese embroidery machine?

Any program that writes the file its controller reads, which for many Chinese and OEM multi-needle machines is DST: Dahao’s controller manuals, for one, list DST, DSB and DSZ. Motifab writes DST under its Chinese multi-needle profile, on a Mac or a Windows PC, with every tool in one licence at €149 a year.

How do I make a DST for a Dahao controller?

Choose Chinese multi-needle in Motifab and export DST. Dahao’s manuals give the trim as parameter C01, Jump & Trim, 3 jumps by default: set the same number under Trim in Motifab. Then copy the file to a USB stick and load it on the panel.

My machine came with no brand software. Can I still make files for it?

Yes. The machine reads the file, not the program that made it. Motifab writes the DST, checks it against the artwork and reads it back before it is saved; copy it to a USB stick and load it on the panel.

My machine’s name isn’t in Motifab. Which profile do I choose?

Go by the controller, not the name on the machine: the panel or its manual says who made it. If it reads DST, choose Chinese multi-needle and add any hoop the profile lacks as a custom hoop. A Ricoma has a profile of its own.

Do you work with machine makers and dealers?

Yes. Machine makers and dealers can include a one-year Motifab licence with each machine they sell, with dealer and OEM terms on request. Write to us from the contact page with your machines and your markets.

What software works with a Dahao BECS-A15Pro-FW controller?

Motifab, embroidery digitizing software for Mac and Windows. The Dahao BECS-A15Pro-FW reads DST, DSB and DSZ, as its owner’s manual (version 2023-01) says; Motifab writes DST for it with the Chinese multi-needle profile and reads every file back before it saves it.

What software works with a Dahao BECS-285A controller?

Motifab, embroidery digitizing software for Mac and Windows. The Dahao BECS-285A reads DST, DSB and DSZ, as its owner’s manual (version 2016-01) says; Motifab writes DST for it with the Chinese multi-needle profile and reads every file back before it saves it.

Embroidery software for Chinese machines

Embroidery digitizing software for Chinese multi-needle machines.

Motifab is embroidery digitizing software that writes the DST files Chinese and OEM multi-needle machines read through their controllers, such as the Dahao BECS-A15Pro-FW and Dahao BECS-285A.

Whatever name is on your machine, if it reads DST, Motifab writes for it.

Chinese multi-needle machines carry many names but share a few controllers: 11 of the 14 brands below name Dahao, whose manuals list DST among the files its controllers read. What the manuals say

Not sure? Look for DST in your machine’s USB or file menu, or in its manual.

Motifab writes the DST your controller reads, sized for the 13 hoops of its Chinese multi-needle profile, with every trim written the way your panel cuts it, and reads the file back before it saves it, on a Mac or a Windows PC.

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No brand software? Your machine doesn’t need any.

Your machine may carry a name few people know, and it may have come with no software of its own. So every customer logo, a PNG or a PDF, goes out to a digitizing service, from US$7.50 each, and you wait.

It doesn’t have to. What reads the file is the controller behind the panel, and on many Chinese and OEM multi-needle machines that file is DST: Dahao’s manuals, for one, list it. Motifab writes that DST on a Mac or a Windows PC.

Choose Chinese multi-needle and set the trim once to match your panel. Every DST then comes out sized for your frames, and is read back and compared with the screen before it is saved.

Copy the DST to a USB stick, load it on the panel and embroider. 15 days free, export included, no card, then €149 a year.

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The hoops in the Chinese multi-needle profile

Hoop	Embroidery field
Round 9 cm	≈ 80 × 80 mm
Round 12 cm	≈ 110 × 110 mm
Round 15 cm	≈ 140 × 140 mm
Round 19 cm	≈ 180 × 180 mm
Round 21 cm	≈ 200 × 200 mm
Round 24 cm	≈ 230 × 230 mm
Round 30 cm	≈ 290 × 290 mm
Square 30 × 30 cm	≈ 290 × 290 mm
Square 35 × 35 cm	≈ 340 × 340 mm
Rectangle 40 × 50 cm	≈ 390 × 490 mm
Rectangle 50 × 36 cm	≈ 490 × 350 mm
Cap frame (front)	≈ 130 × 50 mm
Cap frame 270°	≈ 300 × 70 mm

≈ No maker publishes these fields: Motifab estimates each as the frame less 10 mm. Measure your own and add it as a custom hoop when it matters.

Set Motifab up for your machine

Choose “Chinese multi-needle”
Click the machine chip in the top bar and pick Chinese multi-needle. From then on Motifab writes DST, counts 12 needles and offers the hoops above.
Match the trims
Under Trim, set the number of jump codes your machine cuts at, 3 until you change it. Motifab writes every trim that way, and the export says what to set.
Let Motifab pick the hoop
With no hoop chosen, Motifab picks the smallest that takes the design, or offers a 90° turn. A design larger than every hoop is split into hoopings, each its own file.
Export DST
Motifab writes the file, reads it back and compares every needle point with the screen. A file that doesn’t match is never saved.

On a Dahao panel, the trim is parameter C01, Jump & Trim: 3 jumps by default, as Dahao’s manuals say. Set the same number under Trim in Motifab.
The profile’s hoops are common frame sizes, not one maker’s. Measure yours and add any other as a custom hoop.

The controller decides the file

A Chinese or OEM machine can carry any name; the file it reads depends on the controller behind its panel. The manuals of two Dahao controllers list DST, DSB and DSZ as the files they read. Your panel or its manual names your controller.

Wilcom’s EmbroideryStudio help names Dahao and other makers’ control panels on Chinese machines, and says the Dahao panel takes DST files.

Controller	Reads
Dahao BECS-A15Pro-FWOwner’s manual, version 2023-01	DST · DSB · DSZ
Dahao BECS-285AOwner’s manual, version 2016-01	DST · DSB · DSZ

From each controller’s manual. Names belong to their owners and only say which file a controller reads.

Chinese machine brands Motifab writes for

The names you meet on Alibaba and Made-in-China.com. Each brand’s own store page or website names the controller its machines run on, or the file they read. Yours isn’t here? Look for DST on its panel: the controller decides the file, not the name.

FujaTopwisdomShenzhen, GuangdongStore page (Fuja)
HefengDahao A18Shangrao, JiangxiStore page (Hefeng)
HOLiAUMADahao A15Foshan, GuangdongStore page (HOLiAUMA)
HopeBondDahao A15Zhuji, ZhejiangStore page (HopeBond)
JinyuDahao A15 · RaynenZhuji, ZhejiangStore page (Jinyu)
LejiaDahaoZhuji, ZhejiangWebsite (Lejia)
MeifuDahao · RaynenTianjinStore page (Meifu)
Qihong (Revhon)Dahao A15Zhuji, ZhejiangStore page (Qihong (Revhon))
ShenshileiDST · DSB · ZSKZhejiangStore page (Shenshilei)
WonyoTopwisdom · DST · DSBShenzhen, GuangdongStore page (Wonyo)
YeshiDahao A15 · DSTTaizhou, ZhejiangStore page (Yeshi)
YingheDahao · DSTGuangzhou, GuangdongStore page (Yinghe)
YonthinDahaoShishi, FujianStore page (Yonthin)
YunFuDahao A15 ProShenzhen, GuangdongStore page (YunFu)

From each brand’s own store page or website. Names belong to their owners and only say which controller or file the machines use. A brand listed here is not a Motifab partner.

For machine makers and dealers

Sell your machines with Motifab included.

Your buyers need a program that writes the file your machines read. Machine makers and dealers can include a one-year Motifab licence with every machine they sell, so a buyer can digitize the first logo on the day the machine arrives. Tell us about your machines and your markets, and we will send you a dealer offer.

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Or write to sales@motifab.com.

A one-year Motifab licence included with each machine you sell
Motifab writes the DST your machines read, on a Mac or a Windows PC
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Questions

Motifab beside Chroma, Hatch and Wilcom

What embroidery software works with a Chinese embroidery machine?: Any program that writes the file its controller reads, which for many Chinese and OEM multi-needle machines is DST: Dahao’s controller manuals, for one, list DST, DSB and DSZ. Motifab writes DST under its Chinese multi-needle profile, on a Mac or a Windows PC, with every tool in one licence at €149 a year.
How do I make a DST for a Dahao controller?: Choose Chinese multi-needle in Motifab and export DST. Dahao’s manuals give the trim as parameter C01, Jump & Trim, 3 jumps by default: set the same number under Trim in Motifab. Then copy the file to a USB stick and load it on the panel.
My machine came with no brand software. Can I still make files for it?: Yes. The machine reads the file, not the program that made it. Motifab writes the DST, checks it against the artwork and reads it back before it is saved; copy it to a USB stick and load it on the panel.
My machine’s name isn’t in Motifab. Which profile do I choose?: Go by the controller, not the name on the machine: the panel or its manual says who made it. If it reads DST, choose Chinese multi-needle and add any hoop the profile lacks as a custom hoop. A Ricoma has a profile of its own.
Do you work with machine makers and dealers?: Yes. Machine makers and dealers can include a one-year Motifab licence with each machine they sell, with dealer and OEM terms on request. Write to us from the contact page with your machines and your markets.
What software works with a Dahao BECS-A15Pro-FW controller?: Motifab, embroidery digitizing software for Mac and Windows. The Dahao BECS-A15Pro-FW reads DST, DSB and DSZ, as its owner’s manual (version 2023-01) says; Motifab writes DST for it with the Chinese multi-needle profile and reads every file back before it saves it.
What software works with a Dahao BECS-285A controller?: Motifab, embroidery digitizing software for Mac and Windows. The Dahao BECS-285A reads DST, DSB and DSZ, as its owner’s manual (version 2016-01) says; Motifab writes DST for it with the Chinese multi-needle profile and reads every file back before it saves it.

Other machines

Every machine Motifab writes for

Where the machine figures come from 3

The profile’s needles, hoops and limits are typical figures for the family in Motifab’s machine profiles, not one maker’s. Names only say which file a controller reads.

The next logo for your Chinese machine, digitized in your own shop.

Motifab writes DST sized for your machine’s hoops and reads it back before it is saved. 15 days free with export on and no card: embroider real orders on it and be paid before you pay anything.

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