The Tatami Fill path effect applied to a sample shape
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Tatami Fill

Fill a large embroidered area with staggered rows of running stitch at your chosen pitch and angle, since satin cannot span that distance.

FamilyToolpaths
Parameters4 adjustable
On canvas handlesno, adjust it in the panel
Destructiveno, the original path is kept
LicenceFree for commercial use

The 4 controls

Nothing here is baked in. Every value stays live on the object for as long as the file exists, so you can come back and retune it, reorder it against other effects, or take it off and get your original path back exactly as you drew it.

  1. Row pitch1.5 to 40, default 6
  2. Stitch length3 to 80, default 14
  3. Stagger0 to 100, default 40
  4. Angle-90 to 90, default 0

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