pipeline
0/12- source
waiting for an image
- cut background
flood the backdrop in from the frame edge
- flatten texture
bilateral + median — keeps edges, drops grain
- measure strokes
decides fill vs centerline
- solve palette
up to 10 needles, solver picks
- direction field
rows follow the artwork's flow
- tidy edges
close/open — removes serrated boundaries
- extract regions
min -1.0 mm²
- fill & satin
-1.00 mm rows
- relieve density
thins cells the needle cannot survive
- assemble stitches
locks, trims, travel
- verify
seven machine-safety checks
stitch preview