Use Stitch Effects > Auto Underlay to strengthen and stabilize embroidery designs with automatic underlays. Right-click for settings.
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Use Stitch Effects > Auto Underlay to strengthen and stabilize embroidery designs with automatic underlays. Right-click for settings. |
The Auto Underlay tool is a toggle that allows you to apply automatic underlay to new or selected objects. Underlay is selected by default. Use the toggle to turn it off as needed. For instance, when applying an effect, such as Gradient Fill, you will probably want to turn off underlay altogether.
When turned on, default underlay settings adjust to suit the selected stitch type and object shape. Underlay stitching provides similar settings to cover stitch except that default stitch spacing is much wider.
Different underlays suit different shapes and different fabrics. Larger areas and stretchy fabrics such as knits and pique generally need more underlay than smaller areas and firm fabrics such as drill or leather. Smaller objects may use a single layer of underlay. Larger objects may combine two layers.
Underlay settings are stored with each object the same way as other object properties. They are regenerated whenever the object is scaled or transformed. They are stored separately from, and do not affect, cover stitch settings.
Default underlay values are derived from three possible sources:
3When Auto Fabric is turned on, a default underlay is applied, based on current fabric settings.
3When Auto Fabric is turned off and the ‘use preset styles’ option is turned on, style definitions are used. See Digitizing presets for details.
3When Auto Fabric is turned off and the ‘use preset styles’ option is turned off, template values are used. See Working with templates for details.