Some multi-page charts can display the same few rows and columns (overlap) at every page join, to make it easier for the user when stitching across page seams. The aim of Set Overlap is to trim those duplicated rows and columns, so that the pages display correctly when stitched together, with the correct total stitch count.

Everything you see in this step is a live preview. Nothing is committed until you press Next. Once committed the overlapping rows and columns are removed from the page grids.

Controls at a Glance

The 4 Cross Stitch Overlap Types

1. None: these pages share no duplicated rows or columns. In this case, leave the overlap amount at zero and nothing is trimmed from the chart pages.

 

2. Top Left: each page repeats the last rows and columns of the pages above and to the left of it, so the duplicates sit on every page's top and left edges. Count the number of rows/cols and use that amount to remove overlap from the whole chart. Top-Left Full guide.

 

3. Bottom Right: the mirror of Top Left. Each page repeats the first rows and columns of the pages below and to the right, so the duplicates sit on the bottom and right edges. Count the number of overlapping rows and use that amount to remove the overlap from the chart.  Bottom-Right Full guide.

 

4. Custom: for charts whose overlap is not the same across all the pages. Each seam carries its own amount: a Top or Bottom value applies across a whole row of pages, a Left or Right value down a whole column. This is the most flexible type and can need a little more attention to get correct. Custom Full guide.

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Initial Overlap Chipset : (First View)

The overlap chip in Top Left mode with an amount of 3

On your first visit to this step for a new project, Markup changes the chart layout slightly to help you make the correct overlap decision by checking for Top-Left and Bottom-Right overlap:

  • Top-Left overlap is most common type of overlap. The chart will automatically zoom in on the top-left of page 2. Identify any greyed out rows/cols. Use the + and - buttons to set the correct amount of overlap. Chart will update in realtime. Confirm to review the changes, or if no overlap is present, click None.
  • Bottom-Right overlap is checked next. The chart will automatically zoom in on the bottom-right of page 1. Identify any greyed out rows/cols. Use the + and - buttons to set the correct amount of overlap. Chart will update in realtime. Confirm to review the changes, or if no overlap is present, click None. 
  • Custom overalp can be manually selected, if required, to ensure that your chart pages fit together nicely. 
L-shape chip: the first icon in this chipset cycles through the different overlap types: Top-Left, Bottom-Right, then Custom. The icon shows the current type, the title bar echoes it, and switching overlap type resets the amount to zero.
Amount stepper:  up (+) and down (-) icons set how many overlapping rows or columns to trim, from 0 up to the page's maximum. The chart pages redraw in real time so you can see the effect of changing amounts on the chart. Switch the charts pages between Full-Page and Grid-Only view to ensure the correct amount is selected.
View Changes: pressing None/Confirm will eventually display the overview of the chart  pages with overalp applied. Review the changes as a final check to ensure the correct amount of overlap is removed. When ready click Next. Pressing Next will permanently trim overalp from every page (if defined).  

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Standard Overlap Chipset (Returning View)

The Custom mode strip: drag handle, amount stepper and the three view chips

After the intial, the chipset is updated on all returning views. It includes simple one-tap buttons to make any additional changes to the overlap that may be required. These buttons are, in order:

  1. Overlap Type: toggles between Top-Left, Bottom-Right and Custom overlap (the custom overlap icon is currently shown).
  2. Overlap Amount:
    1. reduces the overlap amount for the selected overlap type
    2. the current overlap amount value 
    3. increases the overlap amount for the selected overlap type
  3. Show/Hide Markup Grid: sometimes the Markup rxp
  4. Chart Page Layout Toggle: switch between full-page and grid-only layout mode to view and compare the chart page layout with overlap removed. It should be evident if the incorrect overalp has been selected.
  5. Scale-to-Fit: reset the chart page layout configuration to zoom and frame all pages in the current view

Did you know?

  • Not sure which overlap type you have? Zoom into the join between two pages and compare the cells either side of the seam. Tap the button to swap between Full-Page and Grid-Only layout mode, and if the repeated columns sit at the start of the second page it is Top Left; at the end of the first page it is Bottom Right; if joins differ from each other, use Custom overlap.
  • Clicking Next trims the grids. If your overlap amount is > 0, then clicking Next will update the grid layout on each affected page. Once performed this cannot be undone via Set Overlap. You would need to manually adjust the grids if rows/columns needed to be re-added. 
  • First visit questions. Any later/return visits to this step go straight to the full overalp editor, without any questions. Coming back to apply more overlap on top of an applied one will ask you to confirm first.
  • Your count stays honest. Without trimming the overlap, the duplicated cells at every join would be counted twice, with possibly duplicated symbols, and the grids would never properly line up. This step helps ensure the app's totals match the printed pattern. 
  • Known desinger charts pre-fill for you. When a known chart designer's profile specifies an overlap, the stepper is seeded with it and the preview shows the trim, so you just need to confirm it looks right.
  • Markup survives trimmig overlap. If you have already marked stitches in non-overlapping areas of the chart, removing any overlapping rows should maintain your marked cell data to the new layout.

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