Parameters - Column with Pattern

These parameters apply only to selected objects that are Column with Pattern objects.

This page describes the parameters for the "Column with Pattern" object in Embird Studio NEXT, which allows users to enhance standard column stitches with decorative textures. It details the specific parameters for applying and customizing these patterns, including options for selecting a pattern, adjusting its scale and random shift, utilizing the "Stretch" function for adaptive designs that follow the column's width (ideal for lace-like effects), and employing the "Twist Count" to create a spiraling appearance.

Column without a pattern

Column zig-zag stitches with a pattern applied to the cover layer

The pattern is the texture of the cover stitches.

Most of the parameters are the same as the parameters of the Column object, except for the following:

1. Pattern - the texture of the cover stitches (same meaning as on the Fill object). The user can define up to five custom patterns in Main Menu > Gadgets > Fragment Editors > User's Patterns.
2. Random Shift (same meaning as on the Fill object).
3. Scale (same meaning as on the Fill object).
4. Stretch - this switch makes the pattern adaptive, which means that it is enlarged or shrunk along the column according to the column width at any given point. This option can be used for making lace-like columns, for example.
5. Twist Count - this option is valid only when the Stretch option is switched on. It rotates the pattern along the column, making it appear twisted.

Adaptive Pattern with Scale factor = 50%, Twist Count=5.

Adaptive Pattern with Scale factor = 66%, Twist Count=0.

Adaptive Pattern with Scale factor = 125%, Twist Count=0.

In the above three examples, the pattern adapts to the varying width of the column. These examples were made with the following predefined patterns:

1. Vertical Lines, 2. Bricks, 3. Parquets.

An adaptive pattern can be combined with a Random Shift option to give it a fuzzy look:

Vertical Lines as an adaptive pattern with Scale factor = 50%, Twist Count=4, Random Shift=1.5mm.

Vertical Lines as an adaptive pattern with Scale factor = 50%, Twist Count=0, Random Shift=1.5mm.

Note: A Column with Pattern can be followed by a Carving object, which gives additional stitch texture to the column.

Icon of the Carving Tool.

Column with Pattern does not have a Make Cover Stitches option, Strips fill mode, or Multilayer fill mode.