Views Before Technical Processing

Expanded Symbol View

  1. The desired pattern is selected.
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    Click the Preview button in the ribbon under Symbol.
  1. An additional document window appears with the expanded view of the design pattern.

Design Pattern

Expanded Symbol View

The expanded symbol view opened via Symbol button is write protected.

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    Close the document window by in the pattern name... tab.

Expanded Fabric View

  1. The desired pattern is selected.
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    Click the Fabric button in the ribbon under Preview.
  1. An additional document window appears with the fabric view of the design pattern.

Fabric View

Options in the status bar

Expanded

Shows the opened view with technical rows.

Collapsed

Shows the compact view only in pattern rows.

Distortion View

Calculate the stitch distortion in order to get a realistic fabric view.

Display in Relation of Stitch Density

Shows the design in the specified stitch density.
The stitch density is specified in the Stitch Density tool window.
This view is especially helpful with graphic designs with circular shapes.
This view is also the basis for the export of the fabric preview.

Do Not Dissolve Drop Stitches

Drop stitches are displayed.

Show Protection Rows

Protection rows can be displayed and hidden.

Draw the Draw Thread

Display without draw thread and residual yarn

Yarn Texture

When activating the yarn texture the yarn structures that are set in the yarn properties become visible. If the yarn texture is not activated, the stitches are displayed in a technical representation.

Background

 

Click on the button to define the background color of the fabric view.

You have 3 different ways to establish the color:

  • Directly with the cursor in the color field, in the right or lower bar
  • Enter the RGB color values directly
  • Enter the HEX color value directly

 

The fabric view opened via Fabric button is write protected.

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    Close the document window by in the pattern name... tab.