Step by Step to 'Pattern-18'

  1. The pattern project Pattern-17 is open.
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    Save the pattern under a new name, e.g 'Pattern-18'
    2
    To draw select any desired drawing tool under the Drawing group.
    3
    In the Pattern Colors tool window, select the desired pattern colors of the basic pattern from the Yarn Colors color palette (e.g. yarn colors # 3 and # 6) to create the pattern element for the border at the left and right.
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    Draw the left / right border into Design Pattern.

Border at the left

Border at the right

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    Select the area for the pattern element Border at the left.
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    Open the context menu with RMB and select Selection -> Create Pattern Element... .
  1. Pattern element will be saved locally as Pattern Elements.
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    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 up to the end of the basic pattern at the left border.
    : Keep a desired quantity of rows without pattern element (e.g. SJ with yarn color #6) at the end of the basic pattern.
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    Select the area for the pattern element Border at the right.
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    Open the context menu with RMB and select Selection -> Create Pattern Element... .
  2. Pattern element will be saved locally as Pattern Elements.
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    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 up to the end of the basic pattern at the right border.
    : Keep a desired quantity of rows without pattern element (e.g. yarn color #6 SJ) at the end of the basic pattern.
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    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 / Create Color Arrangement: .
    -  or  -
    Click directly the button in the ribbon.
  3. The Color Arrangement Editor appears with the original standard knitting process of the 2 pattern rows.

Original for Color Arrangement

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    Insert the necessary quantity of rows into the executing area.
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    Draw-in the needle actions for transferring and weft yarn into the color segments of yarn color #3 (blue).
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    Check and correct the entries in the Reference Numbers column.
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    Make entries to the following control columns:

: The 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:

W Presser Foot

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The following link opens the corresponding chapter of the online help:

Presser Foot Correction

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The following link opens the corresponding chapter of the online help:

Sorting Technical Rows

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Color Arrangement CA #1

Alternative CA#2

Usage of the following needle actions

  • Weft yarn / Transferring to the Front with Preparing : Combination of transfer to the rear, weft yarn and transfer to the front

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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.
    - or -
    Close the tool window with button.
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    Close the prompt with the desired button:
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    Enter the generated Color Arrangement CA#1 via the control column into the desired rows of the design pattern.
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    Click the Home button under Preview in the Yarn Carriers ribbon.
  1. The New Pattern xx document window is opened as view and the Yarn Carriers ribbon appears.
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    Open the dialog box via Show Yarn Carriers.
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    Select the yarn carrier with yarn color #3.
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    Select in the dialog box under Type the Weft Yarn Qw type of yarn carrier.
  2. The yarn carrier will be marked with the icon.
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    If necessary or desired, make further settings for allocating yarn carriers.
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    Start the Technical Processing:
    Show the Processed Fabric View.

Fabric View CA#1 + CA#2

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    Generate Sintral.
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    Start the Sintral Check.
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    Extract the knitting program.
  1. A program for the knitting machine will be created: CMS530W.Pattern-18.zip.
  2. Load knitting program into the machine.

: The extracted file CMS530W.Pattern-18.zip can be loaded onto the machine with an USB stick or via Ethernet.