Hello, Greenwing has just posted in the Software forum of AmayaUsers Discussion Boards under the title of Change element type in DS not working anymore. This thread is located at http://www.amayausers.com/discussion/showthread.php?5704-Change-element-type-in-DS-not-working-anymore Here is the message that has just been posted: *************** OFM & CND files if they are native not merged files are both object oriented files. there is not stiches contained in them. they are a file that an area is defined lets say a 1" square that square has the information that tells the machine or software to fill it with stiches at this degree at this density ect. no stitches. EXP format is the same "except" the square is no longer a shape it is an are of plotted needle points. if you make an OFM file 2 times as big the instructions that fill it do not change so it will be just lager. an EXP file made bigger will have the same # of stitches spread out unless you use a program that can try and figure out the density and maintain it. That is where the distortions come in. That is why the OFM & CND and most "Native" formats use a condensed file type. Converting to wire frame makes the object into a shape or condensed format... Hope this helps *************** =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================