What software works with Ricoma embroidery machines?

Motifab is embroidery digitizing software that writes the DST files Ricoma machines read, for all 15 models on this page, the EM-1010, Swift 2 and Swift 1501 among them. It runs on a Mac or a Windows PC, sizes each design for the 4 hoops it knows for Ricoma and reads every file back before it saves it.

Do I need Chroma for my Ricoma?

No. A Ricoma reads DST, which Motifab writes with every tool in one licence, €149 a year. Chroma’s design analysis, appliqué and magic wand come only with Luxe, US$2,499 for the first year, as Chroma’s pricing page shows.

Which hoops does Motifab know for Ricoma?

Hoops A to D of the EM-1010, from 7.1 × 5.1 cm to 31 × 21 cm, each with the field Ricoma publishes.

What software works with the Ricoma EM-1010?

Motifab, embroidery digitizing software for Mac and Windows. The EM-1010 (by 2018, 10 needles, 310 × 210 mm) reads DST and DSB; Motifab writes DST and DSB for it, sizes each design for the Ricoma hoops and reads every file back before it saves it.

What software works with the Ricoma Swift 2?

Motifab, embroidery digitizing software for Mac and Windows. The Swift 2 (15 needles, 22″ × 14.5″) reads DST; Motifab writes DST for it, sizes each design for the Ricoma hoops and reads every file back before it saves it.

What software works with the Ricoma Swift 1501?

Motifab, embroidery digitizing software for Mac and Windows. The Swift 1501 (15 needles, 20.5″ × 13.8″) reads DST; Motifab writes DST for it, sizes each design for the Ricoma hoops and reads every file back before it saves it.

Embroidery software for Ricoma

Embroidery digitizing software for Ricoma machines.

Motifab is embroidery digitizing software that writes the DST files Ricoma machines read, for all 15 models on this page, the EM-1010, Swift 2 and Swift 1501 among them.

Motifab writes the DST your Ricoma reads, or a DSB, sized for Ricoma’s hoops A to D and the fields Ricoma publishes, and checks the design against the artwork before it reads the file back and saves it. It runs on a Mac or a Windows PC, for €149 a year with every tool.

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Your Ricoma reads DST. The software is your choice.

A Ricoma reads DST, and the machine reads the file, not the program that made it. So when a customer’s logo arrives as a PNG or a PDF, the question is only which software turns it into a good DST.

Chroma sells three plans. Design analysis, appliqué, the magic wand and splitting a design across hoops come only with Luxe, US$2,499 for the first year, as Chroma’s pricing page shows. Motifab has all of them in one licence, for €149 a year.

Motifab writes the DST, or a DSB, sized for Ricoma’s hoops A to D and the fields Ricoma publishes. It lays the stitches over the artwork to show what your customer would see, and reads the file back before it saves it, on a Mac or a Windows PC.

The trial runs 15 days, longer than Chroma’s 14, with export included and no card: embroider real orders on your Ricoma before you decide.

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Ricoma machines, 2009–2026

Find your model: the year it came out, its heads, needles and field, and the files it reads.

Model	Years	Type	Heads × needles	Largest field	Files it reads	Motifab writes
EM-1010¹	by 2018 current	Single-head	1×10	310 × 210 mm	DSTDSB	DSTDSB
Swift 2²	current	Single-head	1×15	22″ × 14.5″	DST	DST
Swift 1501³	current	Single-head	1×15	20.5″ × 13.8″	DST	DST
MT-2002-8S⁴	by 2022	Multi-head	2×20	500 × 360 mm	DSTDSB	DSTDSB
MT-2003-8S⁵	by 2022	Multi-head	3×20	500 × 360 mm	DSTDSB	DSTDSB
MT-1501⁶	by 2022	Single-head	1×15	500 × 360 mm	DSTDSB	DSTDSB
MT-1502⁷	by 2022	Multi-head	2×15	500 × 360 mm	DSTDSB	DSTDSB
TC-1501⁸	by 2022	Single-head	1×15	520 × 360 mm	DSTDSB	DSTDSB
MT-2001-8S⁹	2021	Single-head	1×20	500 × 360 mm	DSTDSB	DSTDSB
MCC-061501¹⁰	2020	Combination	–×15	450 × 450 mm	DSTDSBZSKFDR	DSTDSB
SWD-1501¹¹	2019	Single-head	1×15	800 × 500 mm	DSTDSB	DSTDSB
CHT2 series¹²	2018	Multi-head	4–12×15	400 × 450 mm	DST	DST
RCM-1501PT¹³	by 2010	Single-head	1×15	550 × 350 mm	DST	DST
RCM-1201C – RCM-1212C¹⁴	by 2010	Multi-head	1–12×12	400 × 450 mm	DST	DST
RCM-1201PT¹⁵	by 2009	Single-head	1×12	330 × 500 mm	DST	DST

What Motifab writes for each Ricoma series

Ricoma EM-1010: DST and DSB, written by Motifab.
Ricoma Swift series (Swift 2, Swift 1501): DST, written by Motifab.
Ricoma MT series (MT-2002-8S, MT-2003-8S, MT-1501, MT-1502, MT-2001-8S): DST and DSB, written by Motifab.
Ricoma TC-1501: DST and DSB, written by Motifab.
Ricoma MCC-061501: DST and DSB, written by Motifab.
Ricoma SWD-1501: DST and DSB, written by Motifab.
Ricoma CHT2 series: DST, written by Motifab.
Ricoma RCM series (RCM-1501PT, RCM-1201PT): DST, written by Motifab.
Ricoma RCM-1201C – RCM-1212C: DST, written by Motifab.

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Names, years and figures as the maker’s own pages, its press releases, a dated trade article or a dealer give them. A year with “by” is when a dated source shows the model on sale; a dash means no source gives one.

The Ricoma hoops in Motifab

Hoop	Embroidery field
Hoop A 7.1 × 5.1 cm	71 × 51 mm
Hoop B 10.9 × 10.9 cm	109 × 109 mm
Hoop C 19 × 14 cm	190 × 140 mm
Hoop D 31 × 21 cm	310 × 211 mm

Set Motifab up for your Ricoma

Choose Ricoma
Click the machine chip in the top bar and pick Ricoma. From then on Motifab writes DST, counts 10 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.

Set the trim once: the number of jump codes the machine cuts at, under Trim in Motifab (3 until you change it).

Questions

Chroma alternative

What software works with Ricoma embroidery machines?: Motifab is embroidery digitizing software that writes the DST files Ricoma machines read, for all 15 models on this page, the EM-1010, Swift 2 and Swift 1501 among them. It runs on a Mac or a Windows PC, sizes each design for the 4 hoops it knows for Ricoma and reads every file back before it saves it.
Do I need Chroma for my Ricoma?: No. A Ricoma reads DST, which Motifab writes with every tool in one licence, €149 a year. Chroma’s design analysis, appliqué and magic wand come only with Luxe, US$2,499 for the first year, as Chroma’s pricing page shows.
Which hoops does Motifab know for Ricoma?: Hoops A to D of the EM-1010, from 7.1 × 5.1 cm to 31 × 21 cm, each with the field Ricoma publishes.
What software works with the Ricoma EM-1010?: Motifab, embroidery digitizing software for Mac and Windows. The EM-1010 (by 2018, 10 needles, 310 × 210 mm) reads DST and DSB; Motifab writes DST and DSB for it, sizes each design for the Ricoma hoops and reads every file back before it saves it.
What software works with the Ricoma Swift 2?: Motifab, embroidery digitizing software for Mac and Windows. The Swift 2 (15 needles, 22″ × 14.5″) reads DST; Motifab writes DST for it, sizes each design for the Ricoma hoops and reads every file back before it saves it.
What software works with the Ricoma Swift 1501?: Motifab, embroidery digitizing software for Mac and Windows. The Swift 1501 (15 needles, 20.5″ × 13.8″) reads DST; Motifab writes DST for it, sizes each design for the Ricoma hoops and reads every file back before it saves it.

Other machines

Every machine Motifab writes for

Where the machine figures come from 2

The model, needles, field and hoops as each maker or its dealer publishes them, collected in Motifab’s machine profiles. Machine names only say which machines Motifab writes for.

The next logo for your Ricoma, digitized in your own shop.

Motifab writes DST sized for your Ricoma’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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