Machine-file automation
Your machine’s own file, automatically.
Pick the machine; Patterns writes the exact production file it runs — across all eight techniques, no digitising, no redraw.
Machine-file automation
A machine never sees a picture. An embroidery machine reads stitches, a loom reads a card, a knitting machine reads a program and a cutting room reads graded pieces. Patterns writes each of those natively: you pick the technique and the machine, approve the design, and the engine for that craft makes the technical decisions — stitch types and underlay, weaves and floats, gauge and carriers, repeats and separations — before it writes the file.
What it does
Pick your machine
Choose the technique and the machine; the output is made to match it.
Native files
.DST, jacquard card, knitout, .DXF, RIP TIFF — ready to run.
Eight techniques
Embroidery, print, weave, knit, quilt, embellish, pattern-cut, schiffli.
No redraw
What reaches the floor is exactly what was approved.
Eight engines, eight native files
Each engine writes the format its machine reads — never a renamed export from another one.
Describe a print. Get a seamless repeat, separated and sized for your printer’s RIP.
Writes RIP-ready TIFF and PDF/X-4, with spot channels and a job ticket.
Embroidery
Describe a motif or bring your artwork. Get the stitch file your embroidery machine runs.
Writes DST, PES, JEF, EXP and VP3, native to each machine.
Weave
Describe a woven design. Get the card and setup sheet your loom runs, built from real weaves.
Writes jacquard cards, dobby lifting plans and WIF, with a loom setup sheet.
Knit
Describe a knit design. Get the program your flat-bed or circular machine knits.
Writes knitout, Shima Seiki and Stoll programs for flat-bed and circular machines.
Quilt
Describe a quilting design. Get one continuous path your longarm stitches without a jump.
Writes HQF, QLI, IQP, CQP, PAT, SSD and DXF.
Pattern cut
Name a garment and a size. Get every piece drafted, graded and ready to cut.
Writes AAMA and ASTM DXF, HPGL and PLT, with grade rules.
Schiffli
Describe a lace or an all-over. Get the program your schiffli runs across every needle.
Writes Saurer, Hiraoka and Lässer programs.
Embellish
Describe an embellishment. Get every stone, sequin and bead placed for your setter or karigar.
Writes stone-setter DST and DXF, hotfix templates and karigar sheets.
Every file, by engine
| Engine | File | What it writes |
|---|---|---|
| RIP-ready TIFF | RIP-ready TIFF and PDF/X-4, with spot channels and a job ticket. | |
| Embroidery | .DST · .PES | DST, PES, JEF, EXP and VP3, native to each machine. |
| Weave | Jacquard card | jacquard cards, dobby lifting plans and WIF, with a loom setup sheet. |
| Knit | Knit program | knitout, Shima Seiki and Stoll programs for flat-bed and circular machines. |
| Quilt | Quilt path | HQF, QLI, IQP, CQP, PAT, SSD and DXF. |
| Pattern cut | AAMA DXF | AAMA and ASTM DXF, HPGL and PLT, with grade rules. |
| Schiffli | Schiffli program | Saurer, Hiraoka and Lässer programs. |
| Embellish | Stone map | stone-setter DST and DXF, hotfix templates and karigar sheets. |
FileRIP-ready TIFF
What it writesRIP-ready TIFF and PDF/X-4, with spot channels and a job ticket.
FileJacquard card
What it writesjacquard cards, dobby lifting plans and WIF, with a loom setup sheet.
FileKnit program
What it writesknitout, Shima Seiki and Stoll programs for flat-bed and circular machines.
How it works
01
Pick the machine.
Choose the engine, the machine type and the fabric or yarn. The file is made to match them.
02
Approve the design.
From a prompt, your artwork or a trend. Refine it until it is right.
03
The engine plans the craft.
Stitch plans, weave maps, knit programs, repeats and graded pieces are worked out for that machine and that fabric.
04
Download the file.
Written in the machine’s own format and checked against it before it ships. What reaches the floor is what was approved.
Running a production floor?
Frequently asked questions
Is the file a converted image?
Do I need digitising skills?
Which formats are written?
How are cut pieces checked?
The rest of the pipeline
Design automation
Finished textile designs from a prompt, a live trend, or your brand’s own context — in your house’s look, not generic AI.
Learn moreTextile & fashion
The whole pipeline for apparel, sarees, home textiles and craft — design, refine and produce, with no handoff that loses the design.
Learn moreRefine & scaling
Branch into variations by context and trend, then refine by prompt and live sliders — the design updates as you move them.
Learn moreTrend intelligence
Real-time fashion trends from real signals — direction, momentum, and the exact colours and fabrics stores are stocking — turned into a ready-to-use prompt.
Learn moreFrom an approved design to the file your machine runs
Free to start. Pro and Max plans available.