Convert CorelDRAW Metafile (CMX 3) to tbf

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 tbf in the search box.
Press Convert.

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

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

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 TBF”

Or run it yourself:

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

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 TBF?

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

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

Name: CorelDRAW Metafile (CMX 3); Tajima Binary Embroidery Stitch File Format
Extension: .cmx; .tbf
Format: Binary; Binary
Category: Vector Image; Embroidery
Developer: Corel; Tajima
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.; The tbf (Tajima Binary Embroidery Stitch File Format) is a computer file format used to save embroidery designs. It is used in the Tajima embroidery machines and stores information about the stitches, colors and other design elements used in a design.
MIME Type: image/x-cmx; application/x-tajima
Sample: sample.tbf
Wikipedia: .cmx on Wikipedia

Embroidery

Machines that use TBF: Tajima

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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