Without a setup sheet, the operator works from memory. The sheet is the handoff: file, machine, hoop, thread sequence, run time, and any notes from validation, on one page next to the machine. Here's how to generate one from a DST.

Steps · 5

Generate a setup sheet

01
Validate the DST and clear errors
The setup sheet generator requires a passing validation (warnings are fine; errors block). If errors remain, the sheet button is disabled with a tooltip pointing to the unresolved findings.
02
Confirm the machine + hoop
Setup sheet content depends on the destination machine. Multi-head Tajimas need a different sheet than a single-needle Brother PR. Confirm the machine profile is set; the validator pulls hoop and needle-count from there.
03
Click Generate setup sheet
ValidStitch composes the sheet from your validated project — see the full list of what's on a default sheet below. Generation takes a couple of seconds; the DST's missing color palette is filled from the project's thread chart or marked 'operator: confirm from print-out'.
04
Add per-shop conventions
If your shop has standing conventions — preferred stabilizer per fabric, tension settings per thread weight, machine-specific quirks — capture them once in the shop profile and they appear on every sheet. Conventions live on the sheet, not in the operator's head.
05
Export to PDF and hand off
Download the sheet as PDF or send to a tablet by the machine. The sheet carries the project ID so any later run on the same project re-uses the same sheet (or you can mark a fresh validation pass).

What's on a default sheet

File name + project ID
Machine + hoop selection
Total stitch count + estimated run time
Thread sequence with per-block stitch counts
Color print-out (when palette is missing from the file)
Operator notes from the validation pass
Fabric + stabilizer recommendation (when fabric profile is set)
Test-stitch suggested? (yes/no based on risk profile)

Embroidery production setup sheet: generate from a DST

What's on a default sheet