Create. Digitize. Personalize. Produce.

Tajima DG17 is a powerful professional embroidery digitizing software designed to turn creative ideas into high-quality embroidery.

From lettering and personalization to advanced digitizing, artistic stitch effects, specialty embroidery and production management, DG17 gives you the tools to create with precision and work with greater efficiency.

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Why DG17?

Powerful Tools. Exceptional Results.

True Vector-Based Embroidery
Convert vector artwork into precise, high-quality embroidery while preserving vector points and colors.

Superior Stitch Quality
Advanced stitch generation helps deliver clean, consistent and professional embroidery.

Professional Lettering
Choose from over 250 high-quality embroidery fonts, including block, script, fancy and monogram styles.

Faster Production
Streamline your workflow with machine connectivity, Design Spooler, barcode scanning and real-time production reporting.

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What's New in DG17

• Mass Upload to PulseCloud
• Action Symbols for faster editing
• Resequence from Context Menu
• 5 New Standard Fonts
• Find Matching Thread Color
• Satin Capped Ends for 3D puff embroidery
• Split Overlapping Stitches
• Transparent Background Images

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Choose Your DG17 Level

Composer

Personalization with Lettering & Outlines

Over 250 fonts, individual letter editing, monogramming, TrueType font conversion and essential personalization tools.

Creator

Everything You Need to Start Digitizing

Advanced lettering, Auto Trace, vector import, Brush Tool, Pen Tool, Satin Path, Complex Fill and more.

Illustrator Extreme

Advanced Digitizing & Stitch Effects

Enhanced drawing tools, branching, programmed fills, graduated density, Auto Color Blend and more.

Artist Plus

Expressive Embroidery with Precision & Speed

Advanced artistic effects including Sun Stitch, Wave Fill, Line Carving, Radial Fill and custom stitch effects.

Maestro

The Ultimate DG17 Design Experience

Advanced vector functions, Complex Satin, Fur Stitch, Fractal Fill, Focus Fill, Variable Steil Width and sophisticated specialty stitch effects.

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Advanced Digitizing

Turn Artwork Into Embroidery

DG17 provides a complete set of professional digitizing tools to transform artwork into production-ready embroidery.

• Vector Import
• Auto Trace
• Brush Tool
• Pen Tool
• Satin Path
• Complex Fill
• Run Stitch
• Unlimited Stitch-Type Conversions
• Branching
• Remove Overlaps
• Graduated Density
• Rounded Corner Tool

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Creative Stitch Effects

Bring Designs to Life

Create depth, texture and distinctive visual effects with advanced stitch technologies.

Sun Stitch · Wave Fill · Line Carving · Radial Fill · Elastic & Turning Effects · Fur Stitch · Fractal Fill · Programmed Patterns · Complex Satin

From realistic textures to artistic fills, DG17 gives designers greater creative control.

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Specialty Embroidery

Go Beyond Traditional Embroidery

DG17 supports advanced specialty applications including:

Sequin

12 sequin styles with adjustable size and spacing, special sequin fonts and automatic borders.

Seed Beads

Create expressive bead designs with flexible positioning and styling.

Chenille

Create chenille embroidery using lattice, spiro, moss and chain walk effects.

Sequin & Bead Fractal Fill

Create organic, randomized patterns while using less material than standard fills.

Multi-Head Patches

Simplify large-format embroidery and personalized production across multi-head machines.

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PulseCloud

Your Designs. Connected.

Store, manage and share up to 100,000 designs with PulseCloud.

Monitor machine status and productivity remotely, while PulseCloud Designer allows you to create and edit designs from your mobile device.

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Intelligent Machine Networking

Connect Your Machines. Simplify Production.

DG17 connects your design workflow directly to production.

With Tajima LAN-enabled machines, you can send designs directly to machines, automate machine settings, manage production queues and receive real-time production information.

Key Benefits

• Reduce downtime
• Increase productivity
• Centralize and back up designs
• Automate machine setup
• Manage production queues
• Monitor production in real time
• Analyze machine, operator and design efficiency
• Eliminate USB-based design transfer

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Barcode Scanning

Smarter Personalization. Fewer Errors.

Barcode scanning makes mass personalization faster and more reliable. Designs can be retrieved directly from folders or barcode-enabled worksheets, helping streamline production and reduce errors.

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One Powerful Platform for Modern Embroidery

Whether you specialize in personalization, corporate apparel, fashion embroidery, specialty embellishment or high-volume production, Tajima DG17 gives you the creative power, precision and production tools to work smarter.