# PEmbroider Examples

This is an index of some, but not all, of the goodies in our Examples directory.

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## Hello_PEmbroider

A simple "Hello World!" program that renders a smily face. 

[![](Hello_PEmbroider/Hello_PEmbroider_photo.png)](Hello_PEmbroider/)



## PEmbroider_shapes

Basic filled shapes: circle, square, rectangle, rounded rectangle, triangle, quad, ellipse, arc pie, arc chord. Shapes created with user-defined vertices, including: non-convex shapes; shapes with compound contours (i.e. holes); shapes combinining linear and curvilinear segments. All shapes are filled and unstroked. 

[![](PEmbroider_shapes/PEmbroider_shapes_photo.png)](PEmbroider_shapes/)



## PEmbroider_strokes_1

Shapes with and without stroke and/or fills. Varying thicknesses of shapes' strokes. Varying the stroke spacing (spacing of stitch runs within strokes). Strokes with tangent versus parallel stitches.

[![](PEmbroider_strokes_1/documentation/PEmbroider_strokes_1_photo.png)](PEmbroider_strokes_1/)



## PEmbroider_strokes_2

Demonstration of how the *orientation of stitches*, relative to design strokes, can be precisely controlled.

[![](PEmbroider_strokes_2/documentation/PEmbroider_strokes_2_photo.png)](PEmbroider_strokes_2/)<br />[![](PEmbroider_strokes_2/documentation/PEmbroider_strokes_2.png)](PEmbroider_strokes_2/)



## PEmbroider_stroke_outlines_1

Interactively choose how much your strokes overlap the interior of their shapes.

[![](PEmbroider_stroke_outlines_1/documentation/PEmbroider_stroke_outlines_1_photo.png)](PEmbroider_stroke_outlines_1/)



## PEmbroider_stroke_outlines_2

Make a single outline around a group of shapes.

[![](PEmbroider_stroke_outlines_2/documentation/PEmbroider_stroke_outlines_2_photo.png)](PEmbroider_stroke_outlines_2/)


## PEmbroider_lines_1

Lines with varying stroke weight. Lines with varying stroke spacing.
Lines with varying stitch lengths. Lines with tangent versus parallel stitches.

[![](PEmbroider_lines_1/documentation/PEmbroider_lines_1_photo.png)](PEmbroider_lines_1/)


## PEmbroider_lines_2

Simple curves and line segments.

[![](PEmbroider_lines_2/documentation/PEmbroider_lines_2_photo.png)](PEmbroider_lines_2/)


## PEmbroider_ruler

Test your units. 

[![](PEmbroider_ruler/PEmbroider_ruler_photo.png)](PEmbroider_ruler/)



## PEmbroider_shape_hatching_1

Different styles of hatching: parallel, concentric, and spiral. Varying hatch spacing. 

[![](PEmbroider_shape_hatching_1/PEmbroider_shape_hatching_1_photo.png)](PEmbroider_shape_hatching_1/)



## PEmbroider_shape_hatching_2

Exotic, experimental, and/or advanced hatching methods: Perlin noise field; cross-hatching; user-defined vector fields.

[![](PEmbroider_shape_hatching_2/PEmbroider_shape_hatching_2_photo.png)](PEmbroider_shape_hatching_2/)



## PEmbroider_shape_hatching_3

Varying stitch offsets in parallel hatching for filled shapes. Varying the amount of noise added to stitch lengths in parallel hatching. 

[![](PEmbroider_shape_hatching_3/PEmbroider_shape_hatching_3_photo.png)](PEmbroider_shape_hatching_3/)



## PEmbroider_shape_hatching_experimental

Some hatching modes that are still in active development: "spine" hatching mode, and SPIRAL mode. 

[![](PEmbroider_shape_hatching_experimental/documentation/PEmbroider_shape_hatching_experimental_photo.png)](PEmbroider_shape_hatching_experimental/)



## PEmbroider_hatchAngle_auto

Sketch which demonstrates a feature that automatically sets the hatch angle of a shape, depending on the shape's overall orientation.

[![](PEmbroider_hatchAngle_auto/documentation/PEmbroider_hatchAngle_auto.gif)](PEmbroider_hatchAngle_auto/)



## PEmbroider_shape_culling

Methods for overlapping shapes, including the ability to cull overlapped stitches (if desired).

[![](PEmbroider_shape_culling/PEmbroider_shape_culling_photo.png)](PEmbroider_shape_culling/)



## PEmbroider_shape_merging

Using raster rendering to create complex compound shapes.

[![](PEmbroider_shape_merging/PEmbroider_shape_merging.png)](PEmbroider_shape_merging/)



## PEmbroider_bitmap_image_1

Embroidering shapes in bitmap images. Shapes must be white blobs on a black background. The hatchSpine method (stitches perpendicular to contour, in the upper right) is still experimental.

[![](PEmbroider_bitmap_image_1/PEmbroider_bitmap_image_1.png)](PEmbroider_bitmap_image_1/)



## PEmbroider_bitmap_image_2

The Processing logo. Combining stroke and fill in a filled shape taken from a bitmap image. Stroke-over-fill or fill-over-stroke.

[![](PEmbroider_bitmap_image_2/PEmbroider_bitmap_image_2_photo.png)](PEmbroider_bitmap_image_2/)



## PEmbroider_png_image_multicolor

Using multiple PNG images to create a multicolor embroidery design.

![](PEmbroider_png_image_multicolor/documentation/PEmbroider_png_image_multicolor_photo.png)



## PEmbroider_bitmap_animation

Frames of the classic Muybridge horse, rendered as embroidered graphics. 

[![](PEmbroider_bitmap_animation/PEmbroider_bitmap_animation.png)](PEmbroider_bitmap_animation/)

[![](PEmbroider_bitmap_animation/PEmbroider_bitmap_animation_photo.png)](PEmbroider_bitmap_animation/)

[![](PEmbroider_bitmap_animation/gifs/muybridge_composite.gif)](PEmbroider_bitmap_animation/)


## PEmbroider_axidraw_plotter_svg

This example is intended for people who would like to use PEmbroider's SVG-generation features with pen plotters, such as the EMSL AxiDraw. The example includes certain plotter-specific optimizations, such as the elimination of jump-stitches (lines connecting shapes).

[![](PEmbroider_axidraw_plotter_svg/PEmbroider_axidraw_plotter_svg_output.png)](PEmbroider_axidraw_plotter_svg/)


## PEmbroider_svg_image

Embroidering shapes loaded from simple SVG files.

[![](PEmbroider_svg_image/PEmbroider_svg_image_photo.png)](PEmbroider_svg_image/)



## PEmbroider_text_1

High-quality stroked and/or filled letterforms, from TrueType fonts.

[![](PEmbroider_text_1/PEmbroider_text_1_photo.png)](PEmbroider_text_1/)



## PEmbroider_text_2

Options for high-quality type alignment (baseline, ascent, descent; left, center, right). 

[![](PEmbroider_text_2/PEmbroider_text_2.png)](PEmbroider_text_2/)

[![](PEmbroider_text_2/PEmbroider_text_2_photo.png)](PEmbroider_text_2/)



## PEmbroider_text_3

Built-in implmentations of [Hershey fonts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hershey_fonts) (single-stroke vector fonts) for quick embroidered typography without font rasterization. 

[![](PEmbroider_text_3/PEmbroider_text_3_photo.png)](PEmbroider_text_3/)



## PEmbroider_optimize_per_char

Demonstration of an optional feature which optimizes the embroidery of filled text on a per-character basis.

[![](PEmbroider_optimize_per_char/documentation/PEmbroider_optimize_per_char.png)](PEmbroider_optimize_per_char/)



## PEmbroider_interactive_demo_1

Demonstration of how an embroidery file can be generated and exported *during live interaction*.

[![](PEmbroider_interactive_demo_1/documentation/PEmbroider_interactive_demo_1_1.png)](PEmbroider_interactive_demo_1/)



## PEmbroider_interactive_demo_2

Multi-stroke doodle recorder.

[![](PEmbroider_interactive_demo_2/documentation/PEmbroider_interactive_demo_2a_photo.jpg)](PEmbroider_interactive_demo_2/)

[![](PEmbroider_interactive_demo_2/documentation/interactive_demo_2e_photo.png)](PEmbroider_interactive_demo_2/)



## PEmbroider_trace_skeleton

Trace thin lines in a scanned drawing to produce a single-stroke vectorized version suitable for embroidery.

[![Challenging polygons](PEmbroider_trace_skeleton/documentation/PEmbroider_trace_skeleton.png)](PEmbroider_trace_skeleton/)



## Pembroider_polygon_gauntlet

An obstacle course of challenging polygons to test the PEmbroider hatching algorithms. 

[![](Pembroider_polygon_gauntlet/documentation/Pembroider_polygon_gauntlet.png)](Pembroider_polygon_gauntlet/)



## And Last But Not Least, The Editor

An experimental GUI editor that requires no coding, great for kids.

[![](PEmbroider_Editor/PEmbroider_Editor.png)](PEmbroider_Editor/)