Sew Simulator

The Sew Simulator in Studio helps analyze the stitch order of a design. Sew simulation is an animation of the stitching process. The Sew Simulator is often used to find unnecessary trims between objects or to analyze underlay or other stitches that are hardly visible in a static rendering.

The Sew Simulator in Studio can be accessed via main menu > Gadgets > Sew Simulator or via a button in the splitter.

The Sew Simulator can run only if one or more objects are selected in the Work Area and these objects have stitches created.

Simulation can be cancelled by pressing the ESC button or clicking the Stop button.

Rendering mode can be changed during the simulation by clicking the respective button. Currently available modes are Flat, 3D, X-ray, and Normal.

The meaning of the controls in the panel is as follows:

1. Buttons for changing the sewing speed (in stitches per second).
2. Slider for continuous change of the sewing speed.
3. Pause/Run button. Stops the simulation until you click the same button again. Use this button also to run the simulation when it was paused due to any of the conditions 4 through 7.
4. Pause simulation on jump stitch.
5. Pause simulation on color change.
6. Pause simulation on outline backward path.
7. Pause simulation on connection object.

Note: controls 1 and 2 allow setting a negative speed, which means that stitches gradually disappear. Moving the slider 2 up and down allows you to run the simulation forward and backward. This control is intended for a close look at how certain parts of the design are sewn.

Buttons 4 through 7 define conditions to pause the simulation. If a button is depressed, the respective condition is active. For example, if you want to pause the simulation whenever it reaches a color change or a connection object, depress buttons 5 and 7. Condition 6 is useful when checking double-layered outlines. When the simulation stops on a pause, you can run it further by clicking button 3.

The zoom and scroll bars of the Work Area can be used during the simulation to focus on an area of interest.

The color bar at the top of the screen helps to 'rewind' the simulation forward and backward. Colored rectangles depict the respective stitch color, and small black ticks mark the end of respective objects. Place the cursor on the color bar, depress the primary mouse button, and move the slider to the left (backward) or to the right (forward) to rewind the simulation. Watch the design in the work area to see the effect of rewinding. Release the mouse button to let the simulation run further.

The meaning of the controls in the bar is as follows:

• A - current stitch.
• B - total stitch count.
• C - color bar.
• D - cursor, current position.
• E - line marking the beginning of another object.
• F - indicator of jump (trim).