The following information gives guidelines for the way you can use each of the styles of font conversion.

This applies to the Satin Stitch Type.

Size Range: The permitted size range for Satin is 7mm to 50mm, with 12mm to 30mm recommended.

Font Complexity: Satin works best with sans serif fonts of medium weight. The ideal example is Arial, which is a system font installed with Windows®.

Very complex fonts, such as intricate cursive fonts, can take a long time to convert to satin.

This applies to the Pattern Fill and Pattern Fill + Satin Border Stitch Types.

Size: Pattern Fill will generally give better results at larger sizes. This is partly because the fill pattern will look better when it is on a larger area. Also, the definition of the shapes of the characters will improve, as there will be more stitches used to pick out details of the shapes.

The permitted size range for Pattern Fill is 10mm to 200mm, with 20mm to 120mm recommended. The permitted size range for Pattern Fill + Satin Border is 50mm to 200mm, with 80mm to 120mm recommended.

Satin Alternative: If you have a font that is not converting to Satin very well, then an alternative is to convert the font to a Pattern Fill using Pattern 36. Pattern 36 is a specially designed fill that gives a satin stitch look to a pattern fill area.

Thin Fonts: Fonts that are very thin will not generate a fill area. This is a safeguard against producing very short stitches that might cause problems for an embroidery machine. A simple workaround is to use the Bold version of the font.

This applies to the Pattern Fill + Satin Border, Satin Border and Appliqué Stitch Types.

Size: Satin Border will generally give better results at larger sizes. This is because as the font characters increase in size, the separation between the details is increased, such as the distance between corner points on serifs or other details.

The permitted size range for Satin Border is 50mm to 200mm, with 80mm to 120mm recommended.

Sharp Points: Occasionally, the border will not negotiate a sharp point as well as you might wish. Try changing the font size, or create the font as an Outline instead.

This applies to the Outline Stitch Type.

Size: The permitted size range for Outline is 25mm to 200mm, with 50mm to 120mm recommended.

Complex Shapes: Outline is effective for complex shapes. For example, it is well suited to symbol fonts.