BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Exemplary embodiments will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
FIG. 1 is an external view of an embroidery sewing machine;
FIG. 2 is an overall configuration diagram showing a physical configuration of an embroidery data creation apparatus;
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the embroidery data creation apparatus;
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the relationship between information;
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing results of embroidering;
FIG. 6 is a vector diagram showing schematized branch-structured vector data;
FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a branch-structured vector data;
FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing contents of embroidery data for a green thread;
FIG. 9 is another vector diagram in which branch-structured vector data is schematized;
FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of the branch-structured vector data;
FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing contents of embroidery data for a green thread;
FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram showing contents of embroidery data for a red thread;
FIG. 13 is a vector diagram showing a branch not involving generation of a loop;
FIG. 14 is a vector diagram showing a branch involving generation of a loop;
FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of branch-structured vector data;
FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of another piece of branch-structured vector data;
FIG. 17 is a vector diagram showing a condition after two branches are connected to each other;
FIG. 18 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a further piece of branch-structured vector data;
FIG. 19 is a schematic diagram showing contents of embroidery data;
FIG. 20 is a vector diagram showing a cut-off point on a branch;
FIG. 21 is a vector diagram showing a condition after a branch is divided;
FIG. 22 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of branch-structured vector data under editing when a branch has been divided;
FIG. 23 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a branch-structured vector data after a branch has been divided;
FIG. 24 is a schematic diagram showing contents of embroidery data which is created from a branch-structured vector data;
FIG. 25 is a diagram in which conventional tree structure data is schematized; and
FIG. 26 is another diagram in which conventional tree structure data is schematized.