Intermediate source file is not a final product, but it should be kept for eventual future editing of the design. In Embird we call this process compilation. If you have a ready-made vector file from other source, a graphic program for example, you can convert it into embroidery design with use of automatic digitizing and skip the manual vectorization.Ĭomposing embroidery design from objects has an intermediate product - a source file that contains vector outlines of objects which are later filled with stitches and saved into appropriate stich file format for respective embroidery machine.
When digitizing a design, you may draw individual stitches if you wish, but most often you draw outlines of objects that are filled with stitches by program, or auto-trace objects from raster pictures with magic wand tool and use automatic digitizing.ĭrawing or tracing the outlines of objects is called vectorization. Right: stitches generated to fill the object Drawing of Objects - Manual or Automatic Vectorization
Left: outline of object made with few nodes and curves.
