Embroidery Library

I Use 3D/4D and Get a Corrupt Message

The Viking Husqvarna 3D/4D software program is a wonderful tool -- but it has a limitation in the number of color changes that it can read. Most versions can read up to 99 color changes -- and if you have a design that has 100 or more color changes, the software will give you a "corrupt" error message.

This message usually occurs when Viking or Pfaff users are working with very large and complex designs, such as The Last Supper, Out of Africa, Santa's Workshop, etc.

The solution is to use a different program to open the design -- or skip the 3D/4D software altogether.

If you must open the design before sending it to your machine, to split it or edit it in some manner, then try Embird from www.Embird.com. That program has a higher color change limit than 3D/4D, and can open the largest, most complex designs.