Stitches Block Advanced Editing

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Stitches Block Advanced Editing

This application offers an advanced set of stitch type recognition and block processing tools. That is, blocks of consecutive stitches can be automatically defined when the application realizes that they constitute a known stitch type or fill style (zig-zag stitches, pattern stitches, etc). Then, the application offers specific functions for those kind of blocks.

Auto-detect Blocks with Stitch Type Recognition

The application includes tools to recognize and re-process stitch types on Expanded Design, such as Running Stitches, Zig Zags or Fill Patterns.

Stitch Block Adv 1

1.Activate the Stitch Editing mode ("Edit Stitches" button on the Thread Color Bar or by pressing the F12 key).

2.Click on one of the stitches of a supposed stitch type.

3.Click on the "Detect" button to display the options you can use to select (a specific type of stitch).
hmtoggle_plus1Detect All the Stitch Types

Stitch Block Adv 2

Select a block if any known type of stitches is found.
hmtoggle_plus1Detect Running Stitches

 

Stitch Block Adv 3

Select a block if Running Stitches are found.
hmtoggle_plus1Detect Zig-Zag Stitches

Stitch Block Adv 4

Select a block if Zig-Zag Stitches are found.
hmtoggle_plus1Detect Pattern Stitches

Stitch Block Adv 5

Select a block if Pattern Stitches are found.
hmtoggle_plus1Recognize Objects (Stitch Types)

Stitch Block Adv 9

Click on the stitch suspected to belong to any stitch type.

The application will evaluate if that is correct. If so, it will define a stitch block containing all the stitches of this stitch type.

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You can combine this tool with the "add to block" function, in order to create a larger block containing more stitches of the same stitch type.

•First, use the Recognize function to select a block of a known stitch type (for example, zig-zag) by clicking on a stitch that belongs to a zig-zag.

•Click again on the Recognize function.

•Press and hold the Ctrl key to add another group to the block, and click on any stitch that belongs to other zig-zag group.

Now you have a larger block containing stitches of smaller recognized groups of stitches.
hmtoggle_plus1Adjust the Stitch Type Detector

Stitch Block Adv 6

In certain cases (a low density embroidery or working with very irregular stitches), it may be useful to adjust the Stitch Type Detector by indicating the tolerance to detect the different stitch types.

Open and edit the "Detection Parameters" box from the "Sensitivity Control" button, or from the Block List. You can then edit each parameter.

The next table summarizes the available parameters to change the recognition criteria

Stitch Block Adv 7

Thresold value to consider the block as Zig-Zag stitches.

Width

Maximum column width

Density

Minimum stitch density to consider the stitch as part of zig-zag stitches.

 

Thresold value to consider the block as Running stitches.

Stitch Length

Minimum stitch length to consider the stitch as part of running stitches.

 

Thresold value to consider the block as Pattern stitches.

Fill Line Length

Minimum length of a fill line to consider the stitches as part of pattern stitches (pattern stitches are formed by several parallel lines named fill lines).

Stitches in a Fill Line

Minimum number of stitches on a fill line to consider the stitches as part of the fill pattern.

Fill Density

Minimum lines density to consider the stitches as part of the fill pattern.

Number of Lines

Minimum number of fill lines to consider the stitches as part of the fill pattern.

Once you have adjusted the parameters, you can save them using the Save button at the upper right corner of the box. If you want to return to the original parameters, select the Default option in the Predefined drop down list. If you want to use the last saved parameters, select User.

Stitch Block Adv 8

Smart Re-size a Stitches Block

Change the size of the selected block of stitches.

Stitch Block Adv 10

After selecting a block of stitches using the stitch type recognition tools, click on the "Resize" button on the Stitch Editing tooltab, Block Processing group. The "Change Dimension" window opens.

Stitch Block Adv 11

You can re-size the block of stitches by moving the horizontal and/or vertical slider to change the values or type it in the corresponding box.

 

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Density Compensation

•If you unmark the Density Compensation box, the re-size function will change the size of the block of stitches just by enlarging or reducing the length of the stitches included in the block of stitches. The number of stitches will basically remain constant.

•Instead, if you mark the Density Compensation box, the re-size function will change the size of the block of stitches by re-processing the recognized stitch types trying to keep the original stitch density (instead of the number of stitches). The number of stitches will be increased when the block is enlarged or decreased correspondingly if the block is reduced.

Smart Block Re-processing

Make changes in the stitch type of the selected block

Stitch Block Adv 12

After selecting a block of stitches using the stitch type recognition tools, click on the "Processing" button on the Stitch Editing tooltab, Block Processing group. The "Block Processing" window opens.

Stitch Block Adv 13

Functions are classified on tabs according to the stitch type.

General Tab

The following functions apply to the overall block of stitches.

•Filter small stitches

•Change the stitch density

•Change the outline width

Zig-Zag Stitches Tab

The following functions apply to the blocks of zig-zag stitches.

•Outline Clean (smooth edges)

•Outline Random (irregular edges)

•Outline Width (widen or narrow edges)

•Change Stitches Density

•Change Stitches Angle

•Change to Pattern Stitch

•Add Split Stitches

Pattern Stitches Tab

The following functions apply to the blocks of pattern stitches.

•Outline Clean (smooth edges)

•Outline Random (irregular edges)

•Outline Width (widen or narrow edges)

•Change Stitches Density

•Convert to Zig-Zag  Stitch Type

•Change Pattern Stitch

Running Stitches Tab

The following functions apply to the blocks of running stitches.

•Repeat

Convert Stitches Blocks to Embroidery Objects

This function does the EXPANDED TO CONDENSED conversion. You can convert the whole expanded design (sequence of stitches) into a condensed design (sequence of objects) or parts of the design. Basically, it converts the found blocks of recognized stitch types into the appropriate embroidery objects.

This the ideal tool when you want to edit an expanded design file (machine format file) with the power of Object Editing.

 

Stitch Block Adv 14

After selecting a block of stitches or the complete design, click on the "Wireframe" button on the Stitch Editing tooltab, Block Processing group. That's all.

You can then activate the Object Editing mode (Edit Object), select the new created embroidery objects, and edit both the objects geometry and the objects properties.

See an example of how does this feature work:

 

Open an expanded embroidery design (machine file format).

Use the Recognition function to detect an area with pattern stitches (and define a block).

Use the Wireframe function to convert that block into an embroidery (condensed) object.

Stitch Block Adv 15

 

Use the Edit Object or Select Object tool to select the new created Embroidery Object.

The geometry of the selected object can be edited from the workspace (shape, stitches direction, size, etc).

Stitch Block Adv 17-1

 

You can now easily edit this object: enlarge or reduce the object and change other object properties.

The properties of the selected object can be edited from the context tooltab and from the Object Inspector (color, density, underlay, compensations, etc).

 

 

Stitch Block Adv 17-2

 

 

Embroidery Office levels

 

Included

 

Available (extra feature) in

Requires the module

EO/EOL ART-E25

 

No

 

 

 

EO/EOL ART-E30

 

Yes

 

 

 

EO/EOL ART-C45

 

Yes

 

 

 

EO/EOL ART-D50

 

Yes

 

 

 

EO/EOL ART-D60

 

Yes

 

 

 

EO/EOL ART-D65

 

Yes

 

 

 

EO/EOL ART-D80

 

Yes