Patent ID: 7054709

Claim:
An embroidering simulation method including inputting embroidering data for embroidery and outputting an image of completed embroidery, comprising: setting a plurality of positions of embroidering points on a two-dimensional plane based on the embroidering data; forming a plurality of stitches between the positions of embroidering points with two-dimensional images of threads; setting a light projecting direction to one direction on the two-dimensional plane; and adding brightness contrast to each of the thread stitch images so that an end portion at one side of the thread stitch image facing the light projecting direction is bright, another end portion at the other side thereof is dark, a change at the central portion of the thread stitch images is bigger than a change at both sides thereof and overall brightness is increased in accordance with an angle formed between a thread direction of the stitch and the light projecting direction within a range where the angle increases from 0 degree to 90 degrees.