diff --git a/_docs/001-003-workflow.md b/_docs/001-003-workflow.md index cbcd75dce..41b900eff 100644 --- a/_docs/001-003-workflow.md +++ b/_docs/001-003-workflow.md @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ toc: true **Tipp:** If you are new to Inkscape, have a look at their [Basic Tutorial](https://inkscape.org/en/doc/tutorials/basic/tutorial-basic.html). {: .notice--info } -Try to following steps in order to test the extension and to learn about basic functionality. +Try the following steps in order to test the extension and to learn about basic functionality. ### Step 1 - Draw an Object @@ -25,20 +25,26 @@ Transform **all objects** you want to stitch to paths: * Select all objects (`Ctrl+A`) * `Path -> Object to Path` or `Ctrl+Alt+C`.
-**Info:** Ink/Stitch doesn't understand rectangles, circles, and the like, and ignores them. +**Info:** Objects that are not of "path" type, are ignored by InkStitch. {: .notice--info } -### Step 3 - Create the Embroidery File +### Step 3 - Parametrize SVG Path for Embroidery + +* Select at least one object. +* Open `Extensions -> Embroider -> Params` and play with them. +* For now, just accept the defaults or close without saving. + +### Step 4 - Create the Embroidery File You can either create a stitch file for a selection of objects or for all path objects. To create an embroidery file for the whole design: * Click into some empty space (in order to deselect) -* Run `Extensions > Embroidery > Embroider...`. -* Select the format of your machine. -* Type a directory name where you can find your files. E.g. `C:\Users\%USERNAME%\Documents` on Windows. Ink/Stitch will remember this information. +* Run `Extensions > Embroidery > Embroider...` +* Select the right file format for your machine +* Type a directory name where you want to save your output files. E.g. `C:\Users\%USERNAME%\Documents` on Windows. Ink/Stitch will remember this information. -### Step 4 - Inspect in Inkscape +### Step 5 - Inspect in Inkscape The circle you made will disappear and be replaced with some stripes and zig-zags. Ink/Stitch has hidden all of your layers and created a new one called `Stitch Plan`, in which it has palced a visual representation of the stitch plan it created. It has interpreted your shape as two instructions: Fill and Stroke. Fill is implemented using fill stitching, and Stroke is implemented by running satin stitching along the outline. @@ -50,7 +56,7 @@ Now look at the zig-zags. These are the satin stitches. Note that the corners lo The stitching preview you're looking at just now isn't intended to be permanent. Immediately undo it with `Ctrl-Z` after you've looked at the stitches. The actual work that does, is to output a design file. -### Step 5 - Stitching Out the Design +### Step 6 - Stitching Out the Design Where'd the design file go? One of the parameters you were able to specify in the filter settings dialog was the output directory. By default, the directory used is the place where you installed the extension's Python files. Ink/Stich will create a file named `something.___`, where `something` is the name of your svg file (e.g. `something.svg`) and `___` is the proper extension for the output format you select. If `something.___` already exists, it will be renamed to `something.___.1`, and `something.___.1` will be renamed to `something.___.2`, etc, up to 5 backup copies. When you've got the design the way you like it, save off a copy of `something.___` and feed your machine.