Cut & fill holes

The software provides special tools for cutting holes in objects, removing underlying stitching, as well as filling holes. Use them to prevent a build-up of stitches, eliminate areas of unwanted stitching, or create new objects based on the holes in a source object.

Use Edit Objects > Remove Overlaps to remove stitches that are covered by the selected objects. Overlap value can be changed in the Overlap tab of Embroidery Settings dialog.

Remove underlying stitching

Use the Remove Overlaps tool to remove underlying layers of stitching in overlapping objects. This helps to reduce the stitch count and prevent a build-up of stitches where they are not needed. To remove underlying stitching:

Select one or more ‘cutters’.
Click the Remove Overlaps tool.
The stitching overlap is removed. A margin of overlap is automatically calculated between cutter and underlying object/s in order to avoid unsightly gaps.

You can use an entire design as a cutter excluding objects, such as borders or details, less than a certain width.