ensure start and end point for ripple lines (#3741)

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/lib/stitches/ripple_stitch.py b/lib/stitches/ripple_stitch.py
index 231a70e1..804e5f15 100644
--- a/lib/stitches/ripple_stitch.py
+++ b/lib/stitches/ripple_stitch.py
@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@ def _get_staggered_stitches(stroke, lines, skip_start):
         else:
             # uses the guided fill alforithm to stagger rows of stitches
             points = list(apply_stitches(LineString(line), stitch_length, stroke.staggers, 0.5, i, tolerance).coords)
+
+            # simplifying the path in apply_stitches could have removed the start or end point
+            # we can simply add it again, the minimum stitch length value will take care to remove possible duplicates
+            points = [line[0]] + points + [line[-1]]
+
             stitched_line = [InkstitchPoint(*point) for point in points]
             if should_reverse and stroke.flip_copies:
                 stitched_line.reverse()