What is an ART70 file? An ART70 file is an embroidery design created by BERNINA ARTlink (version 7 or later), a free embroidery viewing and exporting application. It contains a design, which includes all of the information about the design, such as stitch placement, thread colors, and other metadata .

More Information ART70 file open in BERNINA ARTlink 8 The ART70 format was introduced with the release of ARTlink 7. It is the default file type used by version 7 of ARTlink to save designs that can be re-opened and modified by software. The format is only used by version 7 and later of ARTlink. Older versions of ARTlink save designs as ART files, by default. But beginning with version 5 of ARTlink, the software saves designs with file extensions that reflect the version of the software. For example, ARTlink 5 saves designs as .ART50 files, and ARTlink 6 saves designs as .ART60 files. How do I create an ART70 file? To create an ART70 file with ARTlink, select File → Save or Save As... and choose ART70 from the "Save as type" dropdown menu. When finished with the design, you can export it to various embroidery formats. Be sure to export it to a format supported by the sewing machine you want to use to stitch the design onto your fabric. How do I convert an ART70 file? To export an ART70 file to another embroidery format with ARTlink, select File → Export Machine File... , then choose the format. Conversion options include .ART , .EXP , .PES , .SEW , .JEF , .VP3 , .VIP , .PEC , .HUS , and .SHV . To transfer the converted design, insert a USB storage device in your computer, then copy the converted design file to the connected storage device via File Explorer in Windows or Finder in macOS. You can also transfer the file to a connected storage device directly from within ARTlink by selecting File → Write to Card/Machine... . After successfully transferring the file, eject the storage device from your computer and insert it into the sewing machine port. Then, transfer the design to the machine and embroider it onto the material.