Method for creating self-generating embroidery pattern
US5430658A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 4, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jul 4, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 4, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T11/001
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for creating a self-generating embroidery design pattern, which may be provided alone or merged with an existing pattern comprising the steps of defining a predetermined fractal shape having an associated axiom and production rules; parsing the axiom and production rules associated with the defined fractal shape and performing the production rules a selectable predetermined number of times for providing a plurality of stitch or outline points in accordance with a desired finished embroidery design pattern size, the stitch points being in either an outline data format or a stitch data format; converting the outline data format into a stitch data format; and translating the stitch data format into a predetermined embroidery language machine code for controlling an associated embroidery machine responsive to the predetermined embroidery language machine code.
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