Punch data generating device and computer readable medium storing punch data generating program

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a punch data generating program that generates punch data for execution with an embroiderable sewing machine, the embroiderable sewing machine including a needle bar that is configured to allow allowing attachment of a punch needle for forming a plurality of small holes on a sheet of workpiece by piercing the workpiece in dot-by-dot strokes of the punch needle, and a transfer mechanism that is configured to transfer the workpiece in two predetermined directions in coordination with an up and down movement of the punch needle to execute a holing operation for forming the small holes on the workpiece, the punch data generating program stored in the computer readable medium, comprising:

• instructions for generating cut data constituting the punch data, the cut data being configured to instruct consecutive formation of the small holes at least along an outline of a pattern section of the workpiece in which a predetermined pattern is drawn to allow cutting of the outline;
• instructions for generating draw data constituting the punch data, the draw data configured to instruct formation of the small holes on the workpiece to draw the predetermined pattern on the workpiece;
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• instructions for generating cut data configured to instruct formation of the small holes on the workpiece at a first pitch and the draw data generator generates the draw data so as to instruct formation of the small holes at a second pitch, the first pitch being less than the second pitch.