Convert CorelDRAW Metafile (CMX 3) to shv

Download and install the latest version of Filestar.
Right click on one or more Cmx file(s) on your desktop and select Convert with Filestar.
Type convert to shv in the search box.
Press Convert.

Or let an AI agent do it: filestarcli -i photo.cmx -c "convert to shv" (how).

Let your AI agent convert CorelDRAW Metafile (CMX 3) to SHV

Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other agents can do this on your computer with Filestar. Your files stay on your machine.

Install Filestar and add it to your agents:

npm install -g filestar
filestarcli agent install

Or add it in one click:

Claude Code:

claude mcp add filestar -- npx -y [email protected] mcp

Then ask your agent:

“Convert the CorelDRAW Metafile (CMX 3) files in my Downloads folder to SHV”

Or run it yourself:

filestarcli -i photo.cmx -c "convert to shv"

Runs on your computer, so your files stay on it. Works on Windows, macOS and Linux. 50 free conversions with the npm install, no account needed.

Can my AI agent convert CorelDRAW Metafile (CMX 3) to SHV?

Yes. Install the Filestar CLI with npm install -g filestar and your agent can run filestarcli -i photo.cmx -c "convert to shv" on your computer, so your files stay on it.

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What is the difference between CorelDRAW Metafile (CMX 3) and .shv?

Name: CorelDRAW Metafile (CMX 3); Husqvarna Viking Designer Embroidery Design File
Extension: .cmx; .shv
Format: Binary
Category: Vector Image; Embroidery
Developer: Corel; Husqvarna
Description: A CMX 3 file is a vector drawing exported by CorelDRAW 2017 or later, in a newer binary layout than the classic RIFF-based CMX exchange format.; A SHV file is a design file used by Husqvarna Viking Designer embroidery machines. It contains an embroidery design, which includes information about stitches, colors, and other design elements. It is used to transfer a design to a machine's memory and create an embroidered object.
MIME Type: image/x-cmx; application/vnd.husqvarnaviking.shv
Sample: sample.shv
Wikipedia: .cmx on Wikipedia

Embroidery

Machines that use SHV: Husqvarna · Pfaff

What a conversion keeps

Stitches: Every stitch is kept at its exact position. Nothing is re-digitised.
Colours: Kept when the target stores them. DST stores no colours, only where each colour changes, so your machine asks for the threads.
Trims, jumps and stops: Kept, and written the way the target machine expects them.
Objects and lettering: Design programs keep shapes and text as objects. A machine file only holds stitches, so objects become stitches.

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