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Smocking Dot Grid Planner

Calculate dot columns and compressed panel width for a repeated pleat grid.

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FormulaDot columns = Math.floor((cloth-2*margin)/pitch)+1; Total dots = (Math.floor((cloth-2*margin)/pitch)+1)*rows; Estimated finished panel width = (cloth-2*margin)*compression+2*margin

Made for real tasks

  • Calculate dot columns and compressed panel width for a repeated pleat grid.
  • Compare an alternative set of measurements without uploading personal data.
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Worked example

Inputs

Unpleated panel width
120 cm
Margin on each side
2 cm
Dot column pitch
1 cm
Finished-to-unpleated ratio
0.4 ratio
Dot rows
10 rows

Expected results

Dot columns
117 columns
Total dots
1170 dots
Estimated finished panel width
50.4 cm

Load the example in the workspace to reproduce these results. Display rounding does not change the underlying calculation.

How to use this tool

  1. Enter unpleated panel width, margin on each side, dot column pitch, finished-to-unpleated ratio, and dot rows in the displayed units.
  2. Calculate and use each labeled result for smocking dot grid planner. Compare the result with a measured sample before committing materials.

Try this example

{
  "cloth": 120,
  "margin": 2,
  "pitch": 1,
  "compression": 0.4,
  "rows": 10
}

Accuracy and scope

Compression is measured from your own sample; this does not generate an embroidery stitch chart.

Is my data uploaded?

This tool runs locally in your browser. Input and output are not sent to a processing server. Copy or download your result before leaving the page.