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Displays the design in realistic 3D stitches. Jump stitches and connectors after trim codes are not displayed as these would not sew in an actual design

Notice the difference between the 2 images below. The image on the left is shown in flat stitches, notice the connector (dashed) lines between the elements. The image on the right is displayed in Realistic mode. The connector stitches are not shown because the letters and elements would be trimmed this, these stitches would not sew.

The connectors are important to see during the editing and digitizing process so you can easily see the sequence. However, when you want to see how your design will actually sew, the Realistic view is much better.

Realist View can also be used to diagnose a sewing issue. In some cases a design which is displayed in flat stitches will look relatively normal, but in Realistic view, the actual sewing problem will appear.

Compare the 2 images below. This is a simple DST file that was opened in the program. Notice in the flat stitch view on the left, the letter looks to be completely filled in. However, as you can see on the right image, there are several areas that will not sew. This is because the design was created with Satin stitches and the wide areas of the letter will produce long satin stitches that will be tool long for the machine to sew. These areas will be converted to Jump stitches. When the machine sees a number of jump stitches in succession, it simply trims the thread out and moves to a point where the jump stitches are finished.

A closer inspection of the trouble area (image 3) shows these stitches as dashes meaning Jump stitches. At low magnification values, this may not be apparent.