Classic Satin

Classic Satin is used to create curved sections like the example shown, The Classic Satin input method will be very familiar to those that have used embroidery software before. For a graphic artist it will seem quite alien.
With Classic Satin you draw Across the shape to be defined, think of it as drawing a single stitch, The line you draw will define the stitch angle and the width. Embroidery software has used this method since the beginning to define these types of shapes

As in all CORE tools , the default input whether that be a curve or corner is determined in the Tools>General Options>Digitizing  section

Branching

Branching is a term we use to describe different segments that make up an item

You can accomplish branching in a couple of different ways.

Some systems that you may have seen or used do not have this capability. You must end that branch, switch to a run stitch tool, walk to the end of the next column adn then create the next column.

Not only is this time consuming, it also limits you to moving the start and end points. With a branched block you have free movement of these points so that you can easily  keep closest point connection.  Core allows you to create branches on the fly

as shown in the example at the right, we created the large left side of the S first, then we stopped that "branch" and started a new on for the curl

Why did we do this? Because if we had made it all at the same time, there would be a bit of a bump under where the segments overlap, Sometimes this is hardly noticeable, sometimes it is quite noticeable. Whether to branch or not is up to you and you preference.

You can also select common tool blocks and Combine them, this essentially is the same as Branching. However Branching allows you to combine while creating.

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