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-rw-r--r--lib/stitch_plan/stitch.py6
-rw-r--r--lib/stitch_plan/stitch_plan.py26
-rw-r--r--lib/stitch_plan/stop.py30
-rw-r--r--lib/stitch_plan/ties.py4
4 files changed, 51 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/lib/stitch_plan/stitch.py b/lib/stitch_plan/stitch.py
index 6a8579c2..12642a60 100644
--- a/lib/stitch_plan/stitch.py
+++ b/lib/stitch_plan/stitch.py
@@ -2,14 +2,18 @@ from ..utils.geometry import Point
class Stitch(Point):
- def __init__(self, x, y, color=None, jump=False, stop=False, trim=False, no_ties=False):
+ def __init__(self, x, y, color=None, jump=False, stop=False, trim=False, color_change=False, no_ties=False):
self.x = x
self.y = y
self.color = color
self.jump = jump
self.trim = trim
self.stop = stop
+ self.color_change = color_change
self.no_ties = no_ties
def __repr__(self):
return "Stitch(%s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s)" % (self.x, self.y, self.color, "JUMP" if self.jump else " ", "TRIM" if self.trim else " ", "STOP" if self.stop else " ", "NO TIES" if self.no_ties else " ")
+
+ def copy(self):
+ return Stitch(self.x, self.y, self.color, self.jump, self.stop, self.trim, self.color_change, self.no_ties)
diff --git a/lib/stitch_plan/stitch_plan.py b/lib/stitch_plan/stitch_plan.py
index 570a7645..93bcd195 100644
--- a/lib/stitch_plan/stitch_plan.py
+++ b/lib/stitch_plan/stitch_plan.py
@@ -23,15 +23,15 @@ def patches_to_stitch_plan(patches, collapse_len=3.0 * PIXELS_PER_MM):
if not patch.stitches:
continue
- if need_trim:
- process_trim(color_block, patch.stitches[0])
- need_trim = False
-
if not color_block.has_color():
# set the color for the first color block
color_block.color = patch.color
if color_block.color == patch.color:
+ if need_trim:
+ process_trim(color_block, patch.stitches[0])
+ need_trim = False
+
# add a jump stitch between patches if the distance is more
# than the collapse length
if color_block.last_stitch:
@@ -39,8 +39,12 @@ def patches_to_stitch_plan(patches, collapse_len=3.0 * PIXELS_PER_MM):
color_block.add_stitch(patch.stitches[0].x, patch.stitches[0].y, jump=True)
else:
- # add a color change
- color_block.add_stitch(color_block.last_stitch.x, color_block.last_stitch.y, stop=True)
+ # add a color change (only if we didn't just do a "STOP after")
+ if not color_block.last_stitch.color_change:
+ stitch = color_block.last_stitch.copy()
+ stitch.color_change = True
+ color_block.add_stitch(stitch)
+
color_block = stitch_plan.new_color_block()
color_block.color = patch.color
@@ -55,11 +59,21 @@ def patches_to_stitch_plan(patches, collapse_len=3.0 * PIXELS_PER_MM):
if patch.stop_after:
process_stop(color_block)
+ add_jumps(stitch_plan)
add_ties(stitch_plan)
return stitch_plan
+def add_jumps(stitch_plan):
+ """Add a JUMP stitch at the start of each color block."""
+
+ for color_block in stitch_plan:
+ stitch = color_block.stitches[0].copy()
+ stitch.jump = True
+ color_block.stitches.insert(0, stitch)
+
+
class StitchPlan(object):
"""Holds a set of color blocks, each containing stitches."""
diff --git a/lib/stitch_plan/stop.py b/lib/stitch_plan/stop.py
index c5e9f7e4..81dec1da 100644
--- a/lib/stitch_plan/stop.py
+++ b/lib/stitch_plan/stop.py
@@ -5,23 +5,39 @@ def process_stop(color_block):
be useful for applique and similar on multi-needle machines that
normally would not stop between colors.
- On such machines, the user assigns needles to the colors in the
- design before starting stitching. C01, C02, etc are normal
+ In machine embroidery files, there's no such thing as an actual
+ "STOP" instruction. All that exists is a "color change" command
+ (which libembroidery calls STOP just to be confusing).
+
+ On multi-needle machines, the user assigns needles to the colors in
+ the design before starting stitching. C01, C02, etc are normal
needles, but C00 is special. For a block of stitches assigned
to C00, the machine will continue sewing with the last color it
had and pause after it completes the C00 block.
- That means we need to introduce an artificial color change
- shortly before the current stitch so that the user can set that
- to C00. We'll go back 3 stitches and do that:
+ That means we need to add an artificial color change instruction
+ shortly before the current stitch so that the user can set that color
+ block to C00. We'll go back 3 stitches and mark the start of the C00
+ block:
"""
if len(color_block.stitches) >= 3:
- color_block.stitches[-3].stop = True
+ # make a copy of the stitch and set it as a color change
+ stitch = color_block.stitches[-3].copy()
+ stitch.color_change = True
+
+ # mark this stitch as a "stop" so that we can avoid
+ # adding tie stitches in ties.py
+ stitch.stop = True
+
+ # insert it after the stitch
+ color_block.stitches.insert(-2, stitch)
# and also add a color change on this stitch, completing the C00
# block:
- color_block.stitches[-1].stop = True
+ stitch = color_block.stitches[-1].copy()
+ stitch.color_change = True
+ color_block.add_stitch(stitch)
# reference for the above: https://github.com/lexelby/inkstitch/pull/29#issuecomment-359175447
diff --git a/lib/stitch_plan/ties.py b/lib/stitch_plan/ties.py
index f9c5b721..6d07ac71 100644
--- a/lib/stitch_plan/ties.py
+++ b/lib/stitch_plan/ties.py
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ def add_ties(stitch_plan):
need_tie_in = True
new_stitches = []
for i, stitch in enumerate(color_block.stitches):
- is_special = stitch.trim or stitch.jump or stitch.stop
+ # Tie before and after TRIMs, JUMPs, and color changes, but ignore
+ # the fake color change introduced by a "STOP after" (see stop.py).
+ is_special = stitch.trim or stitch.jump or (stitch.color_change and not stitch.stop)
if is_special and not need_tie_in:
add_tie_off(new_stitches)