Great question! Several designers provide cutwork files when you purchase their pattern. For those that don't you can use the Bernina Software V9 to create them.

This was very to the point and straightforward, you are a good teacher! Thank you for this nice short video. I just updated my old version 6 Bernina Designer Embroidery Software to Version 9. I haven’t used the original version 6 or cutwork tool for years as everything got outdated on my computer. I took the plunge and got a new laptop as well. And i have the cutwork tool and foot required. But no other up to date software for it. From the comments and your reply, it sounds like my version 9 Designer embroidery software is all i need? I want to create my own designs, and have done a few when i had version 6 running. So say for example i created my own basic shape, lets say a rabbit shape, i can auto digitize the outline for the shape and use the cutwork feature to do what you just did with the heart, cut out the rabbit shapes to be appliquéd around? I appreciate any comments or suggestions you may have, and will subscribe as well. I have been searching for hours trying to find the answer to this question! I hope what i think is correct. The staff at my Bernina dealer said they didn’t know much about the Designer Embroidery Software. That was disappointing. There is so much to learn, but also lots of possibilities. Thank you so much!