Ink/Stitch v2.2.0

+++ Fonts +++

• New fonts
  • Abécédaire AGS
  • Amitaclo small
  • Aventurina
  • Dinomouse
  • Espresso tiny
  • Glacial Tiny 60 AGS
  • Grand Hotel Marif
  • Grand Hotel small
  • MONICHA
  • NickAinley
  • Pacificlo
  • Sortefax XL Initials
  • Sortefax Medium Initials
• plus a bunch of fixes for existing fonts
• https://inkstitch.org/fonts/font-library/

+++ New stitch types +++

• Guided fill
  • curved fill stitch that follows a guide line
  • https://inkstitch.org/docs/stitches/guided-fill/
• Contour fill
  • covers areas with stitches following the contour of an object
  • can generate spirals to fill a shape
  • https://inkstitch.org/docs/stitches/contour-fill/
• Ripple stitch
  • versatile stitch type that stretches over a surface in spirals, rows of lines or even grids
  • self crossing effects are possible
  • https://inkstitch.org/docs/stitches/ripple-stitch/

+++ New features +++

• Auto-route for running stitch
  • similar to Auto-Route Satin Columns, but for running stitch
  • great for simulated cross-stitch, for example
  • https://inkstitch.org/docs/stroke-tools/
• Generate palette
  • generates an Ink/Stitch compatible thread color palette from SVG text objects
  • https://inkstitch.org/docs/thread-color/#generate-color-palette
• Palette to text
  • converts an existing thread color palette to SVG text objects
  • makes editing and creating new palettes easy
  • https://inkstitch.org/docs/thread-color/#palette-to-text
• Cutwork segmentation
  • splits running stitch into pieces depending on angle
  • used with cutwork needle sets
  • https://inkstitch.org/docs/cutwork/
• Short stitches in satin columns
  • high density areas in satin columns will use an inset for every second stitch
• Scale and toggle command symbols
• Undo stitch plan
  • undo and recreate the stitch plan any time you want while working on your design
• Density map
  • display red, yellow and green dots to detect high density areas in your design
• Minimal stitch length export option (Ink/Stitch settings)
  • Important for owners of W6 embroidery machines: set at least to 0.3 mm
  • https://inkstitch.org/docs/preferences/

+++ New input / output formats +++

• Embroidery formats (read)
  • .hus: Husqvarna Embroidery Format
  • .zhs: Zeng Hsing Embroidery Format
• Color formats (read & write)
  • .col : Color format.
  • .edr : Color format.
  • .inf : Color format.
• Stitch formats (read & write)
  • .pmv : Brother Stitch Format.
• Image (write)
  • .png : Portable Network Graphic (line art)
• G-Code
  • The export file format was updated from .txt to .gcode

+++ Thread palettes +++

• update gunold thread palette
• add Brothread 80 spool palette

+++ Fixes and updates +++

• running stitch now handles corners much better
  • use running stitch tolerance param to influence stitch length behaviour in corners
• the end of crossing-border errors: fill stitch now handles self crossing shapes much better
• repeat option for center walk underlay (satin column)
• windows installer now overwrites older Ink/Stitch versions
  • no need to uninstall the old version for the next update
• many other bug fixes

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