Working with Border Fixation - Enclose Threads at Fabric Selvedge

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A border fixation is used to enclose the threads at the fabric selvedge. This way long upright threads are prevented.

Apply Border Fixation:

  1. A pattern with e.g. color stripes is created.
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    Open the Yarn Carrier View with Yarn Carriers.
  1. The xx document window is displayed in yarn color and multiple system color.
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    If desired, switch the view via the status bar with to display in yarn carrier colors.
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    Open the Yarn Carriers dialog box with the Show Yarn Carriers button.
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    If desired, manually allocate the yarn carriers to the yarn carrier rails.
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    Select desired yarn carrier for border fixation.
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    In the dialog box to the right, display the input panel Border Fixation.
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    Select the desired module under Border Fixation.
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    With Minimum Padding, indicate the desired quantity of rows (distance) for the placement of the border fixation.
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    If necessary, carry out these steps for other yarn carriers.
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    Start the technical processing with Processing.

: The settings apply to the entire pattern.

Result:

Border Fixation

Border Fixation, 1-4 yarns

Minimum Padding

Enter value

Example: 5

If many yarn carriers or threads are to be fixed in one row, then this has to be activated in the Configuration dialog box.

Activate border fixation for several yarn carriers:

  1. The corresponding pattern is created.
  2. The attributes of the border fixation are assigned to the desired yarn carriers in the Yarn Carriers dialog box.
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    In the ribbon under Config­uration -> Configuration open the tool window.
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    Select the More Settings tab.
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    Activate Allow fixation of several yarn carrier within one row .
    : Default setting: disabled.

Block the border fixation using the control column:

  1. Pattern with activated border fixation is created.
    1
    Display the control column.
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    Place the cursor in the control column.
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    Open the context menu.
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    Select Block Border Fixation.
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    Enter the selection from the control column in the desired pattern rows.
  1. The preset knitting element for border fixation is not entered into the pattern in these areas.

: The entry can be deleted with Delete or Default.