Change Color Number on a Path with Running Stitches

Change Color Number on a Path with Zig-Zag Stitches

Change Color Number on a Path with E Stitches

Defines the sequin types to use for a multi-sequin fill mode style.

Multi-sequin fill styles require that you select all sequin types you want to use. The idea is that you define a pattern of sequins, then the system will repeat the pattern along the fill.

If your machine is equipped with twin devices,consider that it is not possible to combine sequin types from Device #1 and Device #2; the pattern should contain sequin types from one of them only. In fact, when you open the Multi-Sequin Pattern Editor, it will allow you to select the sequin types of the active device (the one currently selected in the Sequin Bar)

Click the Edit button to open the Multi-Sequin Pattern Editor.

The table has as many columns as the number of sequins your active sequin device can handle and as many rows as you select in the Pattern Length control.

Each row represents a position in the pattern. For example, the below picture shows a pattern and how it will look if it is used for a path with multi-sequin.

When you click on any cell of the table, the system will show a selector with the list of sequins loaded in the active device.

In the table, the columns are intended to define patterns with stacked sequins.

Be aware that not all sequin devices are capable to stack sequins and that some of them limit what sequin can be fed over the others. In any case, the first column must contain the bottom most sequin of the stack (see the row #3 in the above picture)

Once you select a sequin type at a given position in the table, the software will consider the stacking limitations of the configured sequin device and, for all positions to the left of it, will not allow to select a sequin that the device can't feed over it.

The number and type of sequins showed in the list will depend on your sequin devices configuration (number of devices per head and number of sequin types handled by each device)

In this example, there are 2 sequin devices configured in the software (#1 and #2) both of them capable of handling 4 sequin types (A,B,C and D). As the sequin devices are usually installed on the first and/or last needles, when picking a sequin, consider that it may involves a color change to the needle where the device loaded with that sequin is installed.

From the Sequin Bar you may replace any sequin for other from the Sequin Library or you may even create your own.

Sets the Horizontal and Vertical spacing of the sequins in fill styles based on tracks of sequins

Be aware that Margin property will also affect the final spacing between sequins in a track and between tracks. In fact, the final separation between the edges of the sequins will be:

Final Separation = Spacing + Margin

Enables an alternative method to calculate the spacing between consecutive sequins for multi-sequin fill modes

For single sequin fill modes, the sequins centers are placed considering the sequin diameter and the value set for the property Spacing. In multi-sequin fill modes, more than one sequin type are used, so the diameters may be different. In this situation, the position of the sequins may be calculated using 2 strategies:

Keeping the distance between the edges of consecutive sequins. This method produces that the center of the sequins become unevenly spaced. To use this option, you need to check Proportional Spacing

Keeping the distance between the center of the sequins. In this strategy the distance between the edge of the consecutive sequins are different. The position of the sequins is calculated using the largest sequin diameter, so, if two of the largest sequins are placed together, their edges will be separated the value set as Spacing, while the smaller ones will be separated a more than that value. To use this option you need to uncheck Proportional Spacing

The  Multi-sequin Flexible Area fill style is based on multiple paths and the system places the defined sequin pattern along those paths. In most cases, the length of the paths does not allow an integer number of patterns to fit into them, and the system needs to truncate the last pattern. The Continuous Pattern setting controls what happen with the pattern on the next path of the fill mode.

If you activate this property, the next path will start with the next sequin in the pattern. If you deactivate the property, the next path will start with the first sequin in the pattern.

It should be considered that the property Toggle Stitch Direction may also affect the result, because the next path may start at the side of the object or t the opposite side. See the examples below (in all pictures the pattern is green-yellow-blue. Consider where the fills start and the placement directions):

Several styles are available: Tripod, EE, E, Horizontal, Flake, Double Cross, Inverted E, etc.

Please, note that some of the styles are specially prepared for sequins with eccentric hole.

This property applies to:

•Flexible Area + Sequin Fill

•Flexible Area + Multi-Sequin Fill

•Area + Matrix Sequin Fill

Paths between Sequins

Personalizes several parameters regarding the path:

Up: Offset = 0      Down: Offset = 2 x sequin diameter

Filter the small stitches of the object (smaller than the indicated value).

Options are:

oAutomatic: The filter is enabled and the minimum stitch length used is the general value set in Options And Preferences.

oUser defined: The system will delete stitches shorter than the indicated value.

Sample of Delete Small Stitches: Path with Running Stitches

Sample of Delete Small Stitches: Column with Zig-Zag Stitches

This is the type of connections to add between consecutive arrays or tracks of stitches (when connecting one track to another).

Available options are:

oRunning Stitch

oTrim

oJump

oLock

oJump and Edge

Use connection from:

Specify the distance to trigger the indicated Internal Connection.

Avoid sequins near the border (edges) of the object

Insert tack-down stitches to prevent loosing threads when connecting distant parts of the object fill.

Types of lock stitches are:

oSequin. This is an special lock stitch style that fits inside the hole of the sequin.

oStar

Properties:

•Length: Specify the lock stitch length for Sequin type.

•Repeat: Define the number of times to repeat the lock stitch.