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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.

Manual Stitch Detail

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.

Manual Stitch Placement

A clean representation of your manual stitch path can be achieved as follows:

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.

Fringe example file