“Convert the NEW files in my Downloads folder to TAP”
Or run it yourself:
filestarcli -i file.new -c "convert to tap"
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 NEW to TAP?
Yes. Install the Filestar CLI with npm install -g filestar and your agent can run filestarcli -i file.new -c "convert to tap" on your computer, so your files stay on it.
Ameco Embroidery Format (NEW) is a proprietary embroidery machine file format developed by Ameco, a Japanese company specialized in embroidery machines. It is used to store and transfer embroidery designs between machines and embroidery software. The NEW format is the latest version of the Ameco format, and it supports a wide range of features such as complex design shapes and colors.
An embroidery file type TAP is a file format used by home embroidery machines to store information about the design that is to be stitched. The file contains all the data and instructions necessary for the machine to create the design. It includes information about the type and color of threads to be used, the size of the design, and the exact locations of the different elements of the design.
MIME Type
application/x-ameco-embroidery
application/vnd.ms-tape
Embroidery
Machines that use TAP: Happy
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.
