freesewing/markdown/dev/reference/api/macros/bartackalong/en.md

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bartackAlong

The bartackAlong macro allows you to add a bartack marker to your sewing pattern. More specifically, a bartack along a path. It is provided by the bartack plugin.

points.a = new Point(15, 15)
points.b = new Point(20, 20)
points.c = new Point(30, 20)
points.d = new Point(35, 15)
points.e = new Point(20, 10)
points.f = new Point(30, 10)

paths.a = new Path()
  .move(points.a)
  .curve(points.b, points.c, points.d)
  .setRender(false)

macro('bartackAlong', { 
  path: paths.a 
})

macro('sprinkle', {
  snippet: 'notch',
  on: ['e', 'f']
})

Property	Default	Type	Description
angle	0	number	The angle under which to draw the bartack
density	3	number	Controls how close the stitches are togeter
length	15	number	Length of the bartack
nameFormat		function	A method that receives the name of the path or point and should return the name for the cloned path and or point
path		Path	The path the bartack should follow
prefix		string	A prefix to apply to the names of the generated path and points
suffix		string	A suffix to apply to the names of the generated path and points
width	3	number	Width of the bartack