Issue link: https://docs.hic.us/i/852286
54 Autograph Writer Fill with Outline The outline is a stitch effect that surrounds lettering with a separate outline of embroidery. There are two types of fonts that come installed with Autograph – outline fonts, which have a vector outline built into them, and regular fonts, which do not. the way that the outline is generated depends on the which type you are applying the Fill with outline to For Outline fonts: The border that will be generated will be a true outline of the letters in the font. It will follow the vector outline around the letters, and its width (in mm.) will be determined by the value you enter into the Fill with outline field. The outline of each will sew separately from the fill - you can determine the sewing order (either outlines before fill, or outline after fill) in the Outline Sew Order field on the Start tab. For regular fonts: If the selected font is not an Outline font, Fill with outline will create another layer of stitches, behind the selected lettering, in a different color. This contrasting layer will extend slightly beyond the edge of the lettering, so that it forms an outline around it. In this case, the value of the Fill with outline field determines how far the base stitches extend past the stitches of the top. To add an Fill with outline: 1) Select the Text object. 2) On the Start tab, click the Advanced button. You see the Advanced Text Settings dialog. 3) Click the Fill with outline checkbox. 4) In the width field (to the right of Fill with outline), enter the width of the border stitches. 5) (Optional) Check the Add color change between outlines box to create an outline that is a different color from the fill. In the list of fonts in the drop-down list, outline fonts can be distinguished by this symbol next to the font's name. If the selected font is an outline font, you will see that the "Add color change between outlines" check box is active. Check this box to create an outline that is a different color from the fill.