Hi, I don't have any idea how to solve your problem! I just wanted to say HI and Welcome to Cuties! Be careful.... it's addictive! Jan, one of the cat lovers. Doesn't she just make you feel warm and fuzzy?

big welcome to cute,sorry can't help with your questionbut someone will be along shortly,regards lesley south africa

Welcome to cute,
I would think you should be able to download other formats, I have 5d and can download anything and then I convert them to hus. or vp3
hope this help and if not someone else will surely give you additional info
Cuties is a great place for help
Michelle from Canada

Welcome to cute. you will love it here. Sorry I can not answer your questions but I am sure someone else soon will. Mary from Pennnsylvania USA

Sorry I cannot Help,But some one will come to your aid. Berny,Cheshire,U.K.

Is VP3 the only format you can use?

Marcelle

Hi and welcome to Cute. Where did you get your DRAWings 5 softwear from? I think I would contact them and ask for help. (I have just had a quick look about it but have to get a load of work done tonight for tomorrow so apologies that I cant do more) Which bit of the UK are you in as there are a number of us in the UK?

vp3 might be the preferred format as it holds colour information, but vip, hus, pes, jef and dst as well as a few others work just as well (at least on my Ruby). As long as you can put it on the usb-stick you are fine.

Welcome to Cute !!!!

Welcome to Cute! If you need a particular format, download the free wilcom trusizer or pulse ambassador and then you'll be able to change them to the format you need. Hope this is a little bit of help.

welcome to our cute family

Welcome to our Cutie website. Hope you will also be as happy as all of us are. Cannot help with your software because I have Bernina V6 and Coraldraw. Soon you will find someone who is knowlegeable about your querie. Happy days with us.

Some of the others have answered your question, but I wanted to say, "Welcome and I'm glad that you are here".;)

Welcome! Yes, you can use several formats with your Topaz, and vp3 is just one of them. VIP, HUS, PES are a few that are readily available. There was a discussion here not long ago about which is better if you can't download vp3 and most of us agreed that PES gives colors most true, then VIP and finally HUS. I have a Diamond and use all the above and also SEW, XXX, even DST in a pinch (don't like the way the colors display in DST, you get lots of red, green, blue) but whichever format your SOFTWARE will read or convert from or too is the one you want to download. I would advise save in any format you can "see" in your software, then convert only the designs you want to actually use. I usually open in software and tweak, edit, change colors, etc. and then put on the flash drive to transfer to the machine. The MACHINE will read lots of formats, so use any that your SOFTWARE is comfortable. If you can view vp3, then save the vp3, covern to another format to use when you are ready to stitch. Clear as mud? Linda

here are the links, hope this helps

hi there from another UK cutie

You got some great answers :-)

welcome to cute :-)

Big hugs from London - Maria xx

Welcome to cute this is a really great place. DeVon NC USA

welcome you will have a great time here Suelyn

Welcome to the best embroidery site in the world. I am a bit confused I thought you couldn't use the Husqvarna machines unless you have a dongle that allows you to use the software. I hope I'm wrong. I have the Husqvarna Deesigner 1 and need to have the dongle always attached to the back of my computer to enable me to download designs. I use VP3, VIP, Hus, Pes and DST as well but use other programmes such as WinRar, Pulse Ambassador and Wilcomtruesizer at different times. I hope you can get your answer. Love Chris

Oops forgot my welcome cartoon! I always use this one for NEWBIES! Love and blessings Chris

Welcome to Cute! I'm sure someone will know something if your question is not already answered! Live Laugh Download Stitch!

I have a Husqvarna-Viking Designer Topaz 30 which can read VP3 format only, with a USB port to insert a flash drive (theirs or other brands). It does not read VIP (I have tried) so I suppose does not read other formats too. For editing and converting formats I use mainly Embird Basic program which is not expensive. Also, for editing, I use 4D Embroidery Extra bought together with the Topaz. Actually, the basic 4D Embroidery was free with the machine and I paid the difference to get the 4D Embroidery Extra. The dongle came with the 4D Embroidery Extra, its purpose is to let me use the software installed in my computer, as it contains my personal info.
Hugs, Lidia

How did you go?... hope one of the options given works for you.
... and a big welcome to cute from Australia :)

Welcome to Cute! I can't help you with your question but wanted to say welcome. You'll love it here. It's like a family. I hope someone has answered your question for you.
Meri

Welcome to cute. you will love it here. I see you have many replies. Hugs Christine, Johannesburg

Welcome to the best site on the web its nice to know there is another UK member out there
I live near Worcester. where do you hail from, if its not too far away we may meet up for a cuppa somewhere.
I am going to the Malvern quilt show this sunday and hopefully meeting up with Berny.
I am taking my small Noddy van motorhome so can sit in comfort and enjoy the time.
annie in the uk

Can't answer your question but I can WELCOME you to Cute. Think you'll really enjoy it here.