Step by Step to 'Pattern-17'
- A pattern project with one pattern and the desired settings is created.
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- To draw select any desired drawing tool under the Drawing group.
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- In the Pattern Colors tool window, select the desired pattern colors from the Yarn Colors color palette (e.g. yarn colors # 3 and # 6) to create the pattern element.
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- Draw the desired pattern element in the
Design Pattern.
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Example of Pattern Element |
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Width: 25 stitches Height: 20 rows |
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- Select the height and width of the pattern element.
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- Open the context menu and select Selection -> Create Pattern Element... .
- Pattern element will be saved locally as
Pattern Elements. - 6
- Select the pattern element for drawing.
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- Draw in the pattern element starting from the third pattern row of the Design Pattern.
: Keep a desired quantity of rows without pattern element (e.g. SJ with yarn color #6) at the end of the basic pattern. - 8
- Select the desired total height of pattern rows for CA#1 (e.g. 114 row) in the Pattern Row control column.
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- Position the cursor in the pattern area.
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- Call up the context menu and select Selection
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Create Color Arrangement:
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Click directly the button in the ribbon. - The Color Arrangement Editor appears with the original standard knitting process of the 2 pattern rows.
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Original for 2 Color Arrangements |
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- Insert the necessary quantity of rows into the executing area.
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- Draw-in the needle actions for the structure and transferring into the color segments of the yarn colors #6 (pink) and #3 (blue).
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- Make or correct entries in the Reference Numbers column.
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- Make entries to the following control columns:
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W Presser Foot : - Activate weft yarn presser foot in the technical row 'enclose the weft yarn by knitting'
- Define the type of weft yarn presser foot.
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Select Machine dialog box graphically displays the position and the set type of weft yarn presser foot.
The following link opens the corresponding chapter of the online help:
: Use the Back button of the browser to go back chapter by chapter.
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Presser Foot Correction : - If necessary, set a different ESCI index for each of both the carriage directions in those technical rows in which the weft yarn presser foot is active.: A placeholder entry in the pattern makes working on the machine easier
The following link opens the corresponding chapter of the online help:
: Use the Back button of the browser to go back chapter by chapter.
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Sorting Technical Rows : - Into the technical row with the weft yarn:
Inlay Row of Weft Yarn - Into the technical row to enclose the weft yarn by knitting
Enclosing Row of Weft Yarn
The following link opens the corresponding chapter of the online help:
: Use the Back button of the browser to go back chapter by chapter.
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System -
: You can set a specific knitting system in the CA, but is not mandatory in this case.
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Color Arrangement CA #1 |
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- Check the generated Color Arrangement on correct entries with the
Check button.: The knitting procedure cannot be checked! - 16
- If necessary, in case of a Color Arrangement already used in the design pattern, apply the changes to the basic pattern with the
Apply button.
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Close the tool window with
button. - 17
- Close the prompt with the desired button:
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Save: Color Arrangement is saved locally in the
CA tool window. - Reject: The changes will not be saved.
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Copy: The changed Color Arrangement is saved as copy in the CA tool window.
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- If necessary, enter the CA#1 via the
control column into the desired rows of the design pattern. - 19
- Select the desired height of pattern rows for allocating CA#2 in the Pattern Row control column.
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- Position the cursor in the pattern area.
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- Call up the context menu and select Selection
/ Create Color Arrangement:
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Click directly the button in the ribbon. - The Color Arrangement Editor appears with the original standard knitting process of the 2 pattern rows.
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- Rename the Color Arrangement if necessary.
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- Modify the original Color Arrangement CA#2 as follows:
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Color Arrangement CA#2 (alternative) |
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- Check the generated Color Arrangement on correct entries with the Check button.: The knitting procedure cannot be checked!
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- If necessary, in case of a Color Arrangement already used in the design pattern, apply the changes to the basic pattern with the Apply button.
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Close the tool window with button. - 26
- Close the prompt with the desired button:
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Save: Color Arrangement is saved locally in the CA tool window.
- Reject: The changes will not be saved.
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Copy: The changed Color Arrangement is saved as copy in the CA tool window.
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- If necessary, enter the CA#2 via the control column into the desired rows of the design pattern.: Only enter, if you want to use both CA's within one pattern.
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- Click the
Yarn Carriers button under Preview in the Home ribbon. - The document window is opened as view and the Yarn Carriers ribbon appears.
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- Open the dialog box via
Show Yarn Carriers. - 30
- If necessary, make the desired settings for allocating yarn carriers.
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- Start the
Technical
Processing:
Show the
Processed Fabric View.
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Fabric View CA#1 + CA#2 |
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- Generate
Sintral. - 33
- Start the
Sintral Check. - 34
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Extract the knitting program. - A program for the knitting machine will be created: CMS530W.Pattern-17.zip.
- Load knitting program into the machine.
: The extracted file CMS530W.Pattern-17.zip can be loaded onto the machine with an USB stick or via Ethernet.