Maze Fill

Embird Embroidery Software Tutorial

This tutorial explains how to fill an empty area with a Maze fill pattern. It is also possible to fill color areas of a converted background image.

Note: See also Double-click to Fill Empty Area in Editor, Mesh Fill, Quilt Fill, Fractal Fill, Create Emoji Design and Surprise Me! - Create a new design with only a few clicks.

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

2 - Open a design using the "File > Open" menu; for example, open the free design "squirrel".

3 - Double-click an empty area to fill it with stitches (Picture No. 1).

1. Double-click an empty area to fill it with stitches

4 - Select the "Maze" type of filling (Picture No. 2).

2. Select Maze fill type

5 - A dialog with "Maze" fill settings will appear (Picture No. 3). Select a pattern, change parameters, and click the "OK" button to fill the clicked empty area.

3. Maze fill settings

There are various parameters available, allowing you to create many combinations:

Tip: Change a parameter and after a short while watch the Preview box to see how it affects the final result.

Type - Choose a maze fill pattern.

Offset - Specify the offset from the outside boundary (i.e., offset from hoop edges in this example) which is not filled.

Bounce - Specify the bounce from cavities (i.e., offset from "squirrel" in this example, because this is a cavity in the filled area).

Ignore Cavity - If ON, the maze is generated for the area in the cavity rather than filling the empty area in the embroidery frame. In this case, setting the Two Colors option to ON will create paths through the maze.

Cell Size - Specify the length of cell in maze, default is 1.

Spacing - Specify the spacing between parallel curves.

Stitch Length - Specify the stitch length.

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

Check the pictures below showing various fills:

4. Maze fill pattern, bounce 10 mm, ignore cavity

5. Final pattern inserted to Editor

6. Two colors option switched ON

7. Final pattern inserted to Editor

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