Technical Design Modules

Technical Design Modules

A Technical Design Module is a knitting element that is entered into the pattern by the technical processing or through specific dialog boxes according to specified processing rules.

Technical Design Modules contain design rows besides the technical rows, that are entered in the pattern.
This way the module is not only inserted between the pattern rows, but overwrites a corresponding area in the pattern.

Technical Design Modules cannot be drawn-in manually into the pattern.

A Technical Design Module consists of tiles that are applied in specific situations.

Each tile consists of a search area and a processing area.
The search area contains the specifications to be searched for in the pattern.
The processing area contains the structure that is to be applied in the pattern.

The clear identification of a technical design module can be found in the properties of the knitting element under Type of Knitting Element . You can define and modify the Sub-type of Knitting Elements but not the specification of the knitting element type.

Structure of a technical design module

Click on the red-framed areas of the image to access the description directly.

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Header

In the header you can check the Technical Design Module and make the following settings:

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Editing area

In the editing area the Technical Design Module is displayed and edited. For it, there are different alternatives available in the status bar, in the tool windows and through the context menu.

You have access to the following settings and functions in the context menu of the module:

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Status Bar

The status bar contains cursor indications and options for the presentation in the Technical Design Module.

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Symbols to draw in the Technical Design Module

At the right selvedge you can find the Control, Design and Needle Actions / Colors tool windows

Application

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Create a Technical Design Module.

To generate a new Technical Design Module there are two ways:

  • Duplicate and then edit an existing module.

- or –

  • Generate a module.

With technical modules it is recommended to modify an existing module to save time and effort.

However, if you want to create a new module, then proceed as follows:

Open the New Knitting Element dialog box, select Technical Design Module and then draw the module.

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Examples:

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For that also see: