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Manual Stitch
What it is
In manual stitch mode Ink/Stitch will use each node of a path as a needle penetration point, exactly as you placed them.
How to Create
- Create a path. Line style or width are irrelevant.
- Open
Extensions > Ink/Stitch > Params
. -
Enable
Manual stitch placement
. The other settings will not have any effect in manual stitch mode.
Each node of a path represents a needle penetration point. It doesn’t care about bezier curves.
A clean representation of your manual stitch path can be achieved as follows:
- Select all nodes (
F2
thenCtrl
+A
) - Click on in the
Tool Controls Bar
.
Params
Open Extensions > Ink/Stitch > Params
to change parameters to your needs.
Settings | Description | |
---|---|---|
Running stitch along paths | Must be enabled for these settings to take effect. | |
Method | Choose running stitch for the running stitch type | |
Manual stitch placement | Enable manual stitches | |
Repeats | This setting has no effect on manual stitches | |
Running stitch length | This setting has no effect on manual stitches | |
Running stitch tolerance | This setting has no effect on manual stitches | |
Zig-Zag spacing (peak-to-peak) | This setting has no effect on manual stitches | |
Allow lock stitches | Usually manual stitches to not add lock stitches automatically and you have to include them directly into your path. But you can enable them through the setting force lock stitches . |
|
Force lock stitches | Enables lock stitches for manual stitches. | |
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. |
Sample Files Including Manual Stitch
Fringe example file