Insert Fractal

Embird Embroidery Software Tutorial

This tutorial shows how to insert a Fractal embroidery design into the Editor.

Tip: See also the tutorial about filling an empty area in/around an embroidery design or color areas of a background image with Fractal Fill.

1 - Run Embird and click the "Editor" menu to switch to the Editor window.

2 - Select the "Insert > Fractal" menu (Picture No. 1).

1. Select "Insert > Fractal" menu in Editor

3 - Choose the type of fractal (Picture No. 2). Various types are available - bushes, space filling curves, and fractal objects. The total size is determined by the currently selected hoop size.

2. Choose the type of fractal

There are several parameters available:

Tip: Change a parameter and after a short while watch the Preview box to see how it affects the final result. In some cases, these previews are interactive - they allow you to change the focus of the applied fill pattern modification by clicking in the Preview box to move the red focus cross - e.g., for "Fish Eye" transformation.

Type - Choose the fractal type. Click the ... button to select a fractal type from the grid, which also allows searching by name.

Distance - Specify the length of the "turtle" step used for drawing the fractal. A larger number usually means fewer details and fewer stitches.

Stitch Length - Specify the stitch length.

Layers - Specify the layers (strands of thread) for stitching.

Round corners, Smoothing filter, Crook - Apply various kinds of filters to obtain a more organic form of fill.

Decoration - Apply the chosen decoration element.

Transform - Apply the chosen transformation (Scale, Fish Eye, Skew, 3D).

Check the pictures below showing various fractals:

3. "Bushes (5)" fractal

4. "Bushes (1)" fractal

5. "Bushes (2)" fractal

6. "Bushes (14)" fractal

7. "Rings" fractal

8. "Penrose" fractal

9. "Hex-7-b" fractal

10. "Hilbert 1 Curve" fractal

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