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Contour Fill
What it is
Contour fill covers areas with stitches following the contour of an object.
How to Create
Create a closed path with a fill color.
Set Start and End Point
Set start and end points for autofill objects with Visual commands.
Params
Run Extensions > Ink/Stitch > Params
. Set fill method to Contour Fill
and tweak the settings to your needs.
Settings | Description | |
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Automatically routed fill stitching | ☑ | Must be enabled for these settings to take effect. |
Fill method | Contour Fill | Contour Fill must be selected to sew spiral lines of the contour |
Contour Fill Strategy | Inner to outer (default) is able to fill shapes with bottlenecks Single spiral fills a shape with a single spiral from the outside to the inside Double spiral fills a shape with a double spiral, starts and ends at the outside border of the shape. |
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Join Style | Round, Mitered, Beveled | Method to handle the edges when the size the contour is reduced for the inner spirals |
Avoid self-crossing | Wheter inner to outer is allowed to cross itself or not | |
Clockwise | Direction to move around the contour | |
Maximum fill stitch length | The length of each stitch in a row. “Max” is because a shorter stitch may be used at the start or end of a row. | |
Spacing between rows | Distance between rows of stitches | |
Running Stitch tolerance | All stitches must be within this distance of the path. A lower tolerance means stitches will be closer together. A higher tolerance means sharp corners may be rounded. | |
Allow lock stitches | Enables lock stitches in only desired positions | |
Force lock stitches | Sew lock stitches after sewing this element, even if the distance to the next object is smaller than defined in the collapse length value in the Ink/Stitch preferences. | |
Trim After | Trim the thread after sewing this object. | |
Stop After | Stop the machine after sewing this object. Before stopping it will jump to the stop position (frame out) if defined. |
Underlay
Underlay in Countour Fill doesn’t follow the contour, but uses the fill angle which can be defined in the fill underlay params.