Settings
(new! Sept 21,
2007) |
Settings Manager Diagram for iPunch 8.5
This document
outlines the significance of all the settings in Tools...Settings
Manager so you can more easily create custom fabric recipes for iPunch. |
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(new! Sept 21,
2007) |
Settings Symbols Explained for iPunch 8.5
This document explains the most important settings in iPunch 8.5
for each different settings bar for the different program modes. |
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| Theory |
Understanding
Vectors and Lettering
This
document will help you better understand vectors or outlines and how they
are created both for fill and satin stitches to provide you overall
insight for lettering and program theory in general. |
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Hotkeys
Hotkeys for
the iPunch program. |
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| Digitizing |
Gradient
Fills
This
document covers gradient fill stitches even more in-depth than the iPunch
manual does! Learn about all the tools you can use to create this
easy, yet impressive visual effect! |
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Digitizing
satin letters
Even though this is about lettering, this lesson walks you through
the ultimate way to get good-quality satin text at virtually any
size - by digitizing it yourself. This lesson is especially
useful if you are unable to find a font that matches what your
customer needs. |
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file |
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Understanding
Satin Borders on Letters
Even though this is about lettering, this lesson walks you through
the ultimate way to get good-quality satin borders on satin text at
virtually any size - by digitizing it yourself. |
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file |
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Understanding
Satin Borders on Letters, part 2
This second part in this series about satin borders is a good primer that will help you understand some basics about
lettering and satin stitches, as well as help you create
professional-quality satin text with satin borders. Also shows
easy/automatic ways to create satin borders and which methods are
practical in which situations. |
PDF
file |
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Programming
Fill Stitches in iPunch
Ever wonder
if you could do variations on the same old flat fill that appears
when you generate a fill stitch - without resorting to the fancy
Pattern Fill feature? Here are some values you can try with
the Cycle, Offset, and Stitch Length parameters, and the resulting
"look" you can get with them. |
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Sample
Decorative Stitches from iPunch in EHF Format
This file has examples of different types of fancy fills
including different versions of the "standard" fill using
different values of Cycle, Offset and Stitch Length. Also
contains examples of Jagged Fill and its different settings,
Gradient Fill, and motif and pattern fills. If you are curious
what kind of decorative effects iPunch is capable of, open this file
into either iPunchHome, iPunch 7 or iPunch 8.5, then save to DST and
sew. |
EHF
file |
| Lettering |
Stitch
Values
Good, clean
lettering can make or break your business's reputation. This
document provides good, basic advice for outputting high-quality lettering
in iPunch.
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Fixing
Closed Loops in Satin stitches and in Lettering
When using TrueType fonts you may sometimes encounter closed loops
like the example shown on the left. Follow these steps to
quickly clear the problem using the Modify Guide Lines tool. |
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file
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Fixing
Closed Loops in Satin stitches and in Lettering, 2
Sometimes the quick fix isn't the answer and you need to go a little
more in-depth. Read up on this document for furgher help. |
PDF
file |
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Good
Small Lettering in iPunch
The bane of most embroiderers and digitizers, small lettering can be
hard to sew successfully. This short checklists walks you
through the best ways to ensure that your text is the highest
quality possible down to smaller sizes. |
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file |
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Excellent Script Font
I've recently discovered an excellent script font well-suited for
embroidery that works really well in iPunch (both versions)!
Even better, if you set the Font:Character Spacing value in iPunch
to zero, they auto-connect really nicely. The font is called
Kauflinn and you can download it from the link on the right.
To install it, save it to a directory such as your desktop, then go
to Control Panel and double-click on Fonts. Go to File, then
Install New Font and browse to the directory where you saved the
file. It should appear automatically in the list - select it
and click OK. Then, re-start iPunch. Here's what it
looks like. Because the stems are an even width throughout, it
can even sew at relatively small sizes approaching 1/4 inch height
(with the right settings).
Disclaimer: I discovered this font performing Internet
research and am unaware of any copyrights. Please e-mail us here
you know otherwise and we will pull the font immediately from
circulation. |
Download
Here
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Good
Small Lettering in iPunch
The bane of most embroiderers and digitizers, small lettering can be
hard to sew successfully. This short checklists walks you
through the best ways to ensure that your text is the highest
quality possible down to smaller sizes.
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PDF
file |
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| Stitch Settings |
Which
stitch recipes should I use and why ?
A common question we get is about the stitch recipes available with
iPunch. Some of those recipes may be a little outdated, so
I've given my basic advice below for certain types of situations:
1.
SWEATSHIRTS - Use the "sweat" recipe or
"fleece" recipe. If you want to create it from scratch,
choose the Default recipe and go to Tools...Settings Manager and
make sure of the following 3 settings.
a. Density: Span values for the Satin, Fill,
Satin Font and Fill Font tabs are 0.18.
b. Pull Compensation: External compensation to
0.3mm - .6mm depending on thickness. .3 is a conservative value and
should be ok, use up to .6 or more as needed with additional
thickness.
c. Underlay: For Fill and Fill Font use the
heavier underlay. For the Satin Font tab use 1 line + zigzag. For
the Satin tab use 2 zigzag.
There are other settings in each of these
tabs, but the above settings will affect your quality with the most
dramatic effect. When finished, re-name the recipe to
"sweatshirts" or any other appropriate name in the
lower-left corner and click SAVE.
2. HATS - the Default setting is fine,
but make sure you're just using 1-line underlay for Satin Font. Go
to Tools...Settings Manager and go to the Satin Font tab and make
sure the underlay is 1-line. Otherwise everything should be okay.
Click SAVE to permanently override the default-installed settings.
However, as you may have learned by now, hats need to be digitized
from center-out to ensure high quality sewing. Using a
sharp-type needle is just as important here as anything else (as
opposed to ball-point)
3. KNIT HATS - Sweat (see 1 above) or
pique should be used. Try both.
4. NYLON SWIM SUITS - Default like hats
above is fine (as long as not stretchy)
5. NYLON WINDBREAKER jackets - Default
like hats above is fine.
7. POLO SHIRTS - Pique.
8 DRESS SHIRTS - Default like hats
above is fine.
9. BOOK BAGS - Start with default like
hats above but adjust according to thickness of the material.
Using a sharp-type needle is just as important here as anything else
(as opposed to ball-point)
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