Partition Fill: There are 16 pre-defined fills containing from 1 to 8 partitions in various combinations of fill parameters. These fills may be selected and used in digitizing.
The different parameters are as follows:
Load Partition Fill: By pressing the down arrow below Load Partition Fill, you can select the desired fill by name.
Fill View/ Select: By pressing this you will get a graphical list of all of the saved partition fills.
From here you can click and select the desired fill then click OK. This is very useful to visualize how the fill will stitch out.
Pull Compensation: The primary use of this feature is to compensate for the pull. When the pull compensation value for a given complex fill is changed, all adjustments will be made with respect to each individual stitch line length and direction. For example, if the pull comp. is set to 103% for a given complex fill, each individual stitch line will be increased in length by 3% with respect to its current stitch direction. To visualize how the stitches compensate in the direction of your stitch direction, grab an end of your stitch direction line and rotate it to another position, view the example below:
The reason for using pull compensation has to do with the way stitches pull on different types of fabric. For example, you may have a circle type of fill with an outline, sewing this on certain fabrics may cause the circle to pull inward after being sewn on the fabric and not be the perfect circle that it was digitized as. Also, the outline may not exactly line up with the circle as it should. Using the pull comp feature can correct a situation like this. Like many things in embroidery, knowing which values are best for the different types of fabric will take practice.
You can slide the slider bar using your mouse, click and drag the rectangle to the right side for positive pull compensation and to the left for negative pull compensation. Beside the click and drag method, you can also use your left and right arrow keys on your keyboard to change the percentage value. If you want to remove the pull compensation from the fill, simply move the slider bar back to the 100.0 (100%) position.
Save As Default: Any time that you change a setting or settings and click the Save As Default button your changes will be saved. Even if you exit out of EDS IV and get back in again, your default settings will be saved.
Save Partition Fill: You can create your own partition fills by selecting different combinations of parameters. If you would like to save the new set click the Save Partition Fill button.
From here you can then designate a number and a name for the new fill then click OK. It will then be added to the partition fill select list, which you can get to by pressing the down arrow under "Load Partition Fill" or by pressing Image Select.
Trapunto: will allow you to move the underlay of a complex fill to the side of the element, instead of through the middle. This will prevent the underlay from being conspicuous on larger space values or higher density fills. Click to insert a check mark in the box next to Trapunto to apply this type of underlay, click in the box again to un-apply trapunto. You have the option to apply trapunto or underlay, not both. Below is an example of a complex fill with trapunto applied.
Underlay: You have the options of turning on underlay and applying it to a fill. Click to insert a check mark in the box next to Underlay to apply underlay, click in the box again to un-apply underlay.
Any time that you are in a property page, you can click "Apply" after making a change and it will immediately apply your change. The advantage of using "Apply" verses clicking "OK" after a change is that you can apply your changes and still move on to making other changes. Once you click on "OK", your changes will be applied and the property dialogues will close and you will be back at the View Window. You can also click "Cancel" and the property dialogues will close without implementing the last change.
For more information on digitizing a Fill, click here.